Vampires have discovered a power and a plan to take over the world. Following a plan outlined in an ancient tome, they seek the ultimate power to begin the war with the human race. A government agency that has been tracking and opposing the vampires seeks to stop them with the aid of Alex Chance, a man with unique abilities that is known as the Nemesis.
NATIONAL BESTSELLER • Set in a close-knit Newark neighborhood during a terrifying polio outbreak in 1944, a “book [that] has the elegance of a fable and the tragic inevitability of a Greek drama” (The New Yorker)—from the Pulitzer Prize–winning author of American Pastoral. Bucky Cantor is a vigorous, dutiful twenty-three-year-old playground director during the summer of 1944. A javelin thrower and weightlifter, he is disappointed with himself because his weak eyes have excluded him from serving in the war alongside his contemporaries. As the devastating disease begins to ravage Bucky’s playground, Roth leads us through every inch of emotion such a pestilence can breed: fear, panic, anger, bewilderment, suffering, and pain. Moving between the streets of Newark and a pristine summer camp high in the Poconos, Nemesis tenderly and startlingly depicts Cantor’s passage into personal disaster, the condition of childhood, and the painful effect that the wartime polio epidemic has on a closely-knit, family-oriented Newark community and its children.
Vampire War: Corruptor begins six months after the conclusion of Vampire War: Nemesis. The DSA task force has relocated to the nation's capital, following the path of the vampires seeking to take control of the nation. Their new Master, Victoria, is continuing the plan begun by the Virate, but a faction does not support her. An ancient Master is raised from suspended animation to remove Victoria from power. The Corruptor takes charge and changes the plan, leaving the DSA without an idea of what to do. The vampires begin their takeover and the only hope of survival for the human race lies in the hands of The Nemesis, Alex Chance.
A minister has purchased an old campground with the intention of returning it to its former glory. To do that, he enlists the aid of twelve young adults that have been under his supervision since shortly after birth. They arrive at the old campground in Mississippi and begin working to restore it. Then strangers arrive and threaten them all. The minister finally reveals the truth to the twelve, about their true nature and their destinies. He just hopes it isn't too late.
Carter Nash is the Last Mage and the power residing within him has drawn him to the small town of McLain, Mississippi. As he begins to settle in, he learns that he's been drawn there to face the greatest challenge put upon him so far - confronting a demon that intends to use a decades old pact to not only destroy the town, but the entire world.
Exposition picks up immediately following the previous installment, "Rescue," and follows Aileen's quest to prove to the powers that be that she is the true princess and heir to the throne of Valdria. Along the way, she encounters resistance, political maneuvering, a traitor, an assassination attempt, and discovers those who are truly loyal to her cause.
The identity of the princess has been revealed. Princess Aileen and her team have been taken to their home world of Valdria. However, one of their number was taken captive by a Trae-Shan assault team. They have determined her location and Aileen orders a rescue mission against the protests of those charged with her protection. They embark on the mission, but they will not be alone once they reach the location where the prisoner is being held.
Development begins immediately following the conclusion of the previous installment, Exposition. The Princess has gained the authority necessary and has learned that the Trae-Shan has constructed a powerful new ship. By dividing her team into two squads, Shadow and Lumen, they will attack the facility where the prototype of this new ship has been constructed to steal both the ship and the plans.
In 1978, a group of high school students created an award-winning film and began a second. Then one of them died and the group fell apart, going in different directions. Twenty years later, the ghost of that member has returned with a threat to destroy the entire graduating class during their reunion. One of the group, the writer, returns to stop the ghost and save everyone in the class.
High school football player Jason McNeill discovers an unusual grave in an old cemetery late one night and the vampire in the grave rises to terrorize the town. Another vampire arrives, posing as a stripper to start her own takeover to create a vampire sanctuary. A group of humans learn the truth and work to destroy them both.