Vampire Plagues: London 1850
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| Author | Sebastian Rook |
|---|---|
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Language | English |
| Series | Vampire Plagues series |
| Genre(s) | Horror novel |
| Publisher | Scholastic |
| Released | December 2004 |
| Media type | Print (Hardback & Paperback) |
| Pages | 240 pp (paperback edition) |
| ISBN | ISBN 0-439-63392-3 (paperback edition) |
| Followed by | Vampire Plagues:Paris 1850 |
Vampire Plagues: London 1850 is a 2004 fantasy novel by Sebastian Rook (real name Ben Jeapes). This is the first of the Vampire Plagues series.
[edit] Plot summary
The book takes place in 1850 partially in Mexico and mostly in London. This story starts of with Jack Harkett, a street urchin living on the docks of London. One night Jack see's a merchant ship sailing into port. He finds this an opportunity to make some money. But Jack feels strange as the ship stops and a number of bats suddenly fly out of the back of the ship. Then Jack watches a man, with proper clothes, walk down from the ship. Jack gets an eerie feeling as the man brushes past him, Jack also got a glimpse of a young boy on the ship, who had started to walk down from the ship. He runs after the boy and finally catches him. The boy told Jack his name was Benedict Cole and that he just returned from an ill-fated trip from Mexico.
Benedict or Ben tells Jack how he, his father (Harisson Cole), Ben's godfather (Edwin Sherwood), Sir Donald (the man who brushed past Jack). Ben tells Jack about their voyage to Mexico and also tells Jack about, Sir Donald becoming possessed by the Mayan bat-god Camazotz. During the voyage Sir Donald, he one by one killed some tribe people helping them and got hold of some bats which are Vampires.
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