“The Name of Vampire”
The keenly anticipated and chilling finale to Blood of the Damned.
When death is the least of your worries.
Medieval vampire thriller meets dark fantasy meets classic horror.
A vampire is hunting Darius and his sister, but before he can destroy it, he must first learn its secrets.
He must first learn its name.
Speak its name and break its power.
Fail, and death shall claim the hour!
Thus warns ancient knowledge, long-buried in forgotten chronicles. For Darius, those sinister words may be the difference between victory and failure. For his sister, Elise, the difference between salvation and damnation.
The road to vengeance is paved with distrust and disloyalty, with jealousy and rivalry, with doubts and deceit and death.
Part undead horror, part star-crossed love story, a Gothic ‘Romeo and Juliet’ meets “The Silence of the (Sacrificial) Lambs” in a page-turning alternate history filled with suspense. The chilling finale to “Blood of the Damned”, this is book two in the new medieval vampire thriller series. If book one saw blood, then book two is positively awash with it.
“I see death all around you. Even for you, death!”
Released on Amazon and Kindle Unlimited on Tuesday 4th August 2026, “The Name of Vampire” is the thrilling conclusion of the duology started by the prestigious international BookFest award-winning “Blood of the Damned”, and holy moly, what a conclusion!
If Book #1 saw blood and gore, then this is awash with it. And creeping suspense, and forbidden love, and heartbreak, and vengeance, and death.
Early readers are calling it “A masterpiece.” – Charlene N. “BRAVO! BRAVO! The book was amazing. A masterpiece, might I add? I enjoyed every part of it, and the ending was EPIC!”
“My nerves are shredded!” – Marco C. And, “It’s bloody great, it really is.”
“5☆. I have laughed out loud, yelled in frustration and cried tears of sorrow while reading the second book of The Blood of the Dragon series! That, my friends, is the sign of a master storyteller, which Antony Stanton has proven to be.
The Name of Vampire picks up the narratives of Darius Nikolov and Sir George on their search for answers regarding the Vampire and the Order of the Dragon.
If you like tales of vampires, dark and dangerous settings, folklore, battles, historical fiction, and a little bit of romance, Name of Vampire will give you hours of thrilling reading.” – Haly J.
“The Name of Vampire was released in August 2026, and quickly achieved Amazon #1 Bestseller Status. To receive the free novella, “Speak of the Devil” – linked to the Blood of the Dragon series – and to get updates on the book release and the writing of Antony J. Stanton in general, for sneak peaks and cover reveals, giveaways, maybe even a glimpse of the book’s first few chapters, sign up for the newsletter. Receive an email every month or so, with fascinating stories of vampires, dark fantasy and horror from around the world, gruesome tales about Bram Stoker and Vlad Dracula, musings on films and literature, occasional interviews with other authors, and much more. Link up with other link-minded fans of the dark and macabre.
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