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A Taste of Blood Wine (Blood Wine Sequence) Paperback – October 8, 2013

by Freda Warrington (Author)
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1918. A First World War battlefield becomes the cosmic battleground for two vampires, as Karl von Wultendorf struggles to free himself from his domineering maker, Kristian.

1923. Charlotte Neville watches as her father, a Cambridge professor, fills Parkland Hall with guests for her sister Madeleine's 18th birthday party. Among them is his handsome new research assistant Karl - the man Madeleine has instantly decided will be her husband. Charlotte, shy and retiring, is happy to devote her life to her father and her dull fiance Henry - until she sees Karl ...

For Charlotte, it is the beginning of a deadly obsession that sunders her from her sisters, her father and even her dearest friend.  As their feverish passion grows, Karl faces the dilemma he fears the most.  Only by deserting Charlotte can his passion for her blood be conquered. Only by betraying her can he protect her from the terrifying attentions of Kristian - for Kristian has decided to teach Karl a lesson in power, by devouring Charlotte.
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  1. Book 1 of 4
    Blood Wine Sequence
  2. Print length
    400 pages
  3. Language
    English
  4. Publisher
    Titan Books
  5. Publication date
    October 8, 2013
  6. Dimensions
    5.11 x 1.37 x 7.81 inches
  7. ISBN-10
    1781167052
  8. ISBN-13
    978-1781167052
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Channeling the tone of a Gothic romance, Warrington presents a 1920s version of Bram Stoker’s Dracula that focuses on the vampires rather than their stalkers. Powerful vampire Kristian is having trouble keeping his minions in line, especially Karl, who rebels against Kristian’s heavy hand. Trying to gain scientific knowledge of vampirism to help him destroy Kristian, Karl ingratiates himself into the family of Cambridge professor Dr. Neville and wangles his way into the doctor’s laboratory as one of his assistants. There he meets Charlotte, the doctor’s quiet daughter, and they fall in love. Trouble besets them not only in the form of Kristian’s malicious attempts to rein in Karl but also in the jealousy and spite of Charlotte’s family, especially her sister and aunt, both of whom have fallen under Karl’s spell. As they fight the forces against them, will Karl and Charlotte find happiness, or are they doomed to be apart in loneliness or even death? The first of Warrington’s Blood Wine series will sate those hungry for classically melodramatic vampire sagas. --Pat Henshaw

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"if you are in the mood for a well-written “classic” and “classy” read with in-depth character studies and old school qualities that touch upon the mystical domain between science and religion then Warrington’s work might just be your cup of English." - Igor’s Lab 

"A great read. Highly recommended." - Nerds in Babeland 

"Warrington’s writing forms vivid, crisp, images of the characters inhabiting her book." - Atomic Moo

"This book leaves my hands highly recommended, and I look forward to continuing on with the sequel" - SF Signal 

"A great book to spend a weekend with" - Killer Aphrodite

"A very enjoyable book!! I fully recommend giving it a read." - Nerd in the City

"Warrington is a fantastic author...Her writing is nothing short of incredible." - Bookworm Blues 

"It'll remind you of how good, thrilling and romantic vampire novels can be. It has everything you could ever hope for from an entertaining vampire novel: horror, suspense, romance, passion, plot twists, supernatural elements and captivating storytelling." - Rising Shadow

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  • Publisher ‏ : ‎ Titan Books (October 8, 2013)
  • Language ‏ : ‎ English
  • Paperback ‏ : ‎ 400 pages
  • ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 1781167052
  • ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-1781167052
  • Item Weight ‏ : ‎ 1 pounds
  • Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 5.11 x 1.37 x 7.81 inches
  • Customer Reviews:
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“Warrington is a gorgeous writer, a mistress supreme of syntax, style and pacing; be prepared to fall head-over-heels in love with her writing… Left me enthralled.” – Nancy Kilpatrick

Freda Warrington is the award-winning British author of 23+ fantasy novels (so far) including Elfland (Romantic Times Best Fantasy Novel) and Dracula the Undead (Dracula Society Best Gothic Novel).

Her BFS Shortlisted fantasy series THE AMBER CITADEL (Simon & Schuster) is now available on Kindle for the first time in a five volume series called The Jewelfire Realm: The Amber Citadel, The Ironstone King, The Sapphire Throne, The Ruby Plains and The Obsidian Tower.

“By far the best mainstream fantasy I’ve read this year.” – Waterstone’s Magazine on The Amber Citadel.

Titan Books publish her Blood Wine vampire series - A Taste of Blood Wine and three sequels - "Addictive, thrilling reads that are impossible to put down and they definitely deserve more attention." (Worldhopping.net) "Her prose is simply stunning, sumptuous, graceful and seductive." (Starburst).

NIGHTS OF BLOOD WINE is is her first collection of short stories. Fifteen lush dark tales from Telos Publishing (2017): ten stories connected to her Blood Wine universe, and five more of gothic weirdness.

She is also the author of an alternative history/ fantasy take on the story of King Richard III, The Court of the Midnight King. Sword and sorcery - A Blackbird in Silver and four sequels - was her earliest work, followed by some standalone books, and an epic fantasy trilogy starting with The Amber Citadel. The irreverent and sexy contemporary 'Aetherial Tales' series, beginning with Elfland, adds to her diverse body of work. Many of her older titles are now available on Kindle, not least the spellbinding supernatural duo, Dark Cathedral and Pagan Moon.

Freda was born in Leicester, UK, and worked for some years in graphic design before becoming a full-time writer. She now lives in rural Leicestershire, where she remains very proud of the beautiful ancient landscape of Charnwood: the discovery of the remains of King Richard III beneath a city centre car park: and Leicester City Football Club winning the Premier League in 2016, against all odds. No one tells her they've 'never heard of Leicester' any more!

Website: www.fredawarrington.com

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Twitter: https://twitter.com/FredaWarrington

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  • Amazon Customer
    5.0 out of 5 stars A more interesting than usual vampire tale.
    Reviewed in the United States on April 22, 2014
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    Charlotte feels isolated and lonely, trying to make up for the loss of her mother, and being a scientist alongside her father. She has not been raised to be socially graceful and is very reserved and nervous outside the laboratory .Her closeness to her father has made her more superficial siblings jealous. But, as Charlotte becomes involved with Karl, a vampire who seeks a scientific solution that can be used to kill his ego-maniacal maker, she transforms into someone more confident and willing to defy her family to meet her own needs, and to be with Karl.
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  • Sheri Schneider
    4.0 out of 5 stars Edge of my seat book
    Reviewed in the United States on December 29, 2013
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    I enjoyed this book. I never knew where it was going to go. I recommended it to friends of mine.
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  • Shelley
    5.0 out of 5 stars For those who like vampires but are adults!
    Reviewed in the United States on January 18, 2018
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    A Taste of Blood Wine has lavish language and well-written characters that leave you thirsty and wanting more. It is a period piece with traditional vampires, along with a touch of the surreal and magic. It isn’t smut, and had an unexpected twist in the middle. It was fun to read as Charlotte turns from being socially awkward to an assertive female lead who doesn’t let men (or anyone) tell her what to do.
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  • Connie Marie Carroll
    5.0 out of 5 stars Wonderful change in Vampire legend
    Reviewed in the United States on May 9, 2018
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    This is a different view of the vampire legends which is why I enjoyed it. Stay up alnight reading it, at 500 pages is a lot. Especially loved the time period with very little technology. No cellphones. And no jumping into beds like most of the Urban Romance Vampire series that are out there. Looking forward to the next in the series.
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  • C. Simons
    5.0 out of 5 stars Incredibly balanced, a worthwhile vampire novel!
    Reviewed in the United States on October 10, 2017
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    This was a worthwhile read! It was nice to find a longer e-book. There was a lot to this book. But, the pacing and level of detail were good. It had a good balance of vampiric horror elements without being overly gruesome. I liked the spin they put on the vampire mythos. 5 stars!
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  • soccergypsy
    4.0 out of 5 stars Deliriously Romantic.
    Reviewed in the United States on April 25, 2016
    This was a romance first and foremost. Then it expanded itself to become a vampire romance; yet never lost sight that this was a romantic story at its core. Steadfast and determined, it kept a consistent pace. Quite delightful.
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  • Amazon Customer
    2.0 out of 5 stars Needs cheese with all that whine
    Reviewed in the United States on May 15, 2019
    The female protagonist is AWFUL. Too whiny for my tastes. Could not finish the book.
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  • Francesca
    3.0 out of 5 stars Vampires, vampires, vampires
    Reviewed in the United States on February 7, 2014
    Taste Of Blood Wine was a particularly dense read. It covered a lot of ground in four hundred pages however I think part of the plot could have been condensed down to make this book shorter. The novel itself is riddled with cliches but does bring some new and interesting takes on vampire mythology. I wish the narrative had spent more time on that rather than the tired devices of girl meets vampire.

    Our main characters are compelling enough but I found some of the familial conflict a bit unrealistic. I kept waiting for the heroine to grow a backbone. In some cases she did but even at the end of the story I was disappointed to see that she didn't carry it as far as she could have. In the final confrontation with her friends and family the heroine allows her family and friends to thrash her emotionally as they have done throughout the novel. Maybe this is the author's way of making readers hate the family, and it works. Unfortunately the heroine continues to angst over the fact that they don't accept her instead of embracing it and walk away a stronger woman.

    The conflict between the heroes is also a little overdone. Shy girl meets vampire. Vampire is strangely enthralled by shy girl. Shy girl falls in love with vampire. Vampire tries to force shy girl away by telling her he doesn't love her. Shy girl Andrea for little bit. Vampire recants earlier refusal of love and admits he is in fact in love with her. Shy girl takes vampire back no questions asked. Shy girl begs vampire to become a vampire so they can remain together for all eternity. Like I said, overdone and boring.
    The plot to defeat the villain is actually pretty cool and I wish more time had been devoted to it sooner. As I said the new take on the mythology is the real redeeming quality of this book. It adds new spins to feeding, vampire groupings, and even vampire origin. Oh, did I mention that it also gives vampires an actual weakness? It does.

    Anywho if you can get through the tied cliches and angst, there might be enough in this book to interest you.
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  • DC123
    5.0 out of 5 stars Bester Vampirroman
    Reviewed in Germany on September 16, 2019
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    Das beste Vampirbuch aller Zeiten und eine tiefgründige Lieblingsserie von mir.

    Ich liebe die (vollkommen unbekannten) Bücher von Freda Warrington. Skie schreibt Fantasy (Urban, High Fantasy und Romantasy) soooo gut.

    The Taste of Blood Wine erzählt die Geschichte von Charlotte aus England und Karl, der in dem Labor von Charlotte's Forschervater nach einer Möglichkeit sucht, sein Vampirdasein zu erklären.
    Charlotte trifft es sofort, als sie Karl trifft. Der magnetische Mann zieht sie an wie kein anderer, wirkt jung und erwachsen zugleich und schiebt sie (aus gutem Grund) weg.

    Die Geschichte spielt im England der 20er Jahre. Daher ist die Story schonmal ungewöhnlich. Zweitens ist der Schreibstil sehr poetisch und schön, obwohl die Gefühle nicht zu kurz kommen.

    Vor allem hat mir gefallen, dass die Vampire eine so tolle Lore hatten. Anders als andere Autorinnen hat sich Freda Warrington tatsächlich was gedacht beim worldbuilding. Außerdem sind die Nebencharaktere realistisch und vielschichtig.

    Uneingeschränkte Leseempfehlung!
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  • Laura Davidson
    5.0 out of 5 stars finally back in print!
    Reviewed in the United Kingdom on August 24, 2013
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    I read this when it was in print originally and somehow lost my copy so have been waiting patiently for it to come back into print-so very delighted that it finally is and I purchased it straightaway (and pre-ordered the next one).
    A vampire novel unlike others, though reading this now I do wonder if some writers took "inspiration" from Warrington...

    A true synopsis would contain too many spoilers so I will keep it brief. Karl, a vampire, becomes involved with a human family through his thirst for knowledge, and the inevitable meeting of his world with theirs has far-reaching consequences, some fatal and some rather unexpected...
    Lovely writing style, story moves along nicely, no dead space or over-the-top descriptive passages here. I found myself rooting for Charlotte the main human character and thoroughly enjoyed how she grew as the book progressed.
    Just an excellent book all-round, can't wait to read the rest!
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  • Great book!!
    5.0 out of 5 stars Absolutely classic book
    Reviewed in Australia on October 29, 2024
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    Love this book , read it years and years ago, my copy is worn out but great to finally be able to get a new copy finally . Looking forward to reading the whole series again including the new one , thoroughly recommend the series including the other pagan 2 part series also
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  • T Delaney
    5.0 out of 5 stars Love, Love
    Reviewed in Canada on June 7, 2015
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    Love, Love, Love this book! My first copy was lost during loaning and I'd been searching for a replacement for a very long time.
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  • Camden Girl
    4.0 out of 5 stars I enjoyed this book and am now reading the second in ...
    Reviewed in the United Kingdom on January 26, 2015
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    I enjoyed this book and am now reading the second in the trilogy. It is an interesting take on the Vampire myth - if it is a myth! In this vein I think the Scott Mariani series is better and would recommend it to readers who like this genre.
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