Blood Slaves

What if nobody ever freed the slaves…because they freed themselves – 150 years before the Civil War?In the Province of Carolina, 1710, freedom seems unattainable for Willie, for his beloved Gertie, and for their unborn child. They live, suffer, and toil under their brutal master, James “Big Jim” Barrow, whose grand plantation was built by the blood, sweat, and tears of the enslaved. To flee this hell on earth is be hunted and killed. Until one strange night Willie is offered a dark hope by Rafazi, an enigmatic slave with an irresistible and blood-chilling path to liberation.

“Markus Redmond has crafted a truly epic reimagining of the 19th century, in which an ancient vampire enslaved on a plantation becomes the catalyst for a widespread slave rebellion and violent reckoning with injustice. It’s clear throughout the narrative that the true monsters are not the vampires, who need blood to survive, but the slave-owners, who require human suffering in the name of profit. Redmond’s novel should be one of the most satisfying of the year, and perhaps of the decade.” —CrimeReads

“Blood Slaves is a genre-bending thrill ride that sinks its teeth in and doesn’t let go. Markus Redmond doesn’t just rewrite vampire mythology, he sets it ablaze with righteous rage and rebellion." —Clay Cane, New York Times bestselling author of The Grift and Burn Down Master's House

“I haven't rooted this hard for characters since Black Panther! Redmond's delicious take on the vampire origin story will grab readers by the throat from page one. ” —Michelle McGill-Vargas, author of American Ghoul

“Immersive and haunting, Blood Slaves is a painful revisitation of the horrors of history through the lens of supernatural empowerment and a new spin on vampirism for freedom.” —Tlotlo Tsamaase, Author of Womb City and The Silence of the Wilting Skin

“Redmond paints such a disturbingly real portrait of inhumanity in the early American South that you’ll beg the vampires to rise and destroy every plantation and slave owner.” —Nicholas Belardes, author of The Deading and Ten Sleep

“A stunning page-turner of a novel that has all the makings of a 'must see' television series: love, loss, romance, betrayal, tons of action, and a spectacular, timeless look at the eternal battle of good vs. evil. Blood Slaves is a wondrous new history of justice and revenge. It is the American Game of Thrones.” —David Greenwalt, Executive Producer of Buffy the Vampire Slayer, Co-Creator of Angel, and Grimm