A Flame in Byzantium

By Chelsea Quinn Yarbro,

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Olivia Clems, a vampire, is caught up in the complex political plots of sixth century Byzantium

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Nancy Baker

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Yarbro’s tales of the vampire Saint-Germain is one of the most influential and long-running series in horror. This secondary series focuses on Roman matron Atta Olivia Clemons, Saint-Germain’s lover from the age of Nero. In this first installment, she struggles to survive the much different world of 6th Century Constantinople. Full of rich historical detail, it shows that being a vampire is no protection in a world in which women have no rights, rules are rigidly enforced, and spies are everywhere. If you like history and vampires, you can’t go wrong with Yarbro’s books.

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