A Blood as Bright as the Moon by Andrea Morstabilini

A vampire, desperately torn between worlds, is hunted down by a secret society bent on his destruction, in this timeless and unsettling queer gothic horror, perfect for fans of T. Kingfisher and Silvia Moreno-Garcia.

Frankenstein, Germany.

Ambrose, a young vampire, lives a life secreted away from the modern world with the rest of his clan, all of them under the spell of the charismatic Regina, who spins stories of salvation for their kind. Their grand plan? To build makeshift wings and fly to the moon where a safe haven awaits for all vampires.

But Ambrose harbours a secret: he is not ready to abandon the earth, and he is in contact with a human who believes he can be saved. As the rest of his kind prepare to flee their home, Ambrose is torn between loyalties.

However something else is on the horizon. The Royal Diurnal Society - a group with sinister plans for vampires - are closing in, and if Ambrose isn't careful, he could find himself at the centre of a terrifying and mysterious experiment.

A writer, editor and translator. His debut novel Il demone meridiano was a shock to the literary system. He studied Modern Literature at the University of Milan with a thesis on the fantastical in the late 19th century Italian literature. He has translated works by H.P. Lovecraft, Camilla Grudova and Mallachy Tallack