Melancholia

A growing boy needs an iron-rich diet. Reeling from grief, closeted vampire Gabriel Colin bites the hand that feeds. After a heart-wrenching tragedy, he goes on the warpath, leaving Raiden, his costar and maker, to lick his wounds solo. Eager to enact the next phase of his Raiden-centric revenge, OG big bad Justus makes it his mission to seduce Gabriel. As Justus welcomes the bloodsucking newb into the fold, his spouse-cum-Stockholm-Syndrome-sufferer Naomi covertly flexes her mental muscles, testing the strength of her growing resistance to her husband's tyranny. All the while, Raiden takes greater public risks to fill the void of his sorrow-and unwittingly enters the crosshairs of Gabriel's blooming wrath. *** Warning: MASTER is intended for adults only. It contains graphic violence and gore, explicit sexual situations including rape and sexual assault, strong language, substance abuse, and other material readers may find objectionable. Reader discretion is advised. Cover artist: George Cotronis Editor: Angela Brown