The Silent Lord Otava Heikkila 9781638991014

"A sleek, stylish, and sexy graphic novel." -- FOREWORD REVIEWS

"A beautiful drawn and very delicately told love story." -- SMASH PAGES

When the vampire Lucardo, a royal member of the Court of Night, fell in love with a 61-year-old mortal named Edmund Fiedler, their passion grew legendary before Lucardo's practical father intervened. After a furious search, Lucardo finally reunited with his aging lover, but was it too late?
Terminally ill with Shifter's Lung, filling his chest with blood and drowning him from the inside, Ed has finally collapsed. But fiery Lucardo is having none of it; in a panic he has gone against Ed's wishes, turning him over to the progenitor and god of his kind, the dreaded Silent Lord, in a last-ditch effort to escape death. Will Ed embrace the dark gift, living forever with his beloved? And what will it mean, surrendering himself to this uncaring, malevolent force that lives for nothing but tormenting those that call it "father?"
An erotic graphic novel that redefines a genre, this highly anticipated third installment of the Letters for Lucardo series takes a dark and foreboding turn in a captivating saga of immortal love.

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About the Author
Otava Heikkila (b. 1990) is a comic artist from Tampere, Finland. His earlier works include the comics Shattered Spear, Sasha from the Gym, and several short stories in the Smut Peddler anthology series from Iron Circus. Otava started working on the four-part graphic novel series Letters for Lucardo in 2015, or approximately a lifetime ago when counted in world events. By the time you read this, the fourth and final book will be under production.

Reviews

"A sleek, stylish, and sexy graphic novel." -- FOREWORD REVIEWS

"A beautiful drawn and very delicately told love story." -- SMASH PAGES

"A story that's full of unexpectedly emotional and sympathetic characters, building a world and a cast that's evocative and fascinating. . . . The next installment can't come soon enough." -- THE A.V. CLUB
"This is one that you should have on your list if you enjoy erotic comics." -- SYFY WIRE
"Extremely high-quality smut." -- THE SEATTLE REVIEW OF BOOKS

"A must-read for fans of vampire fiction as a whole, and especially fans of the queer subtext found in stories like Interview With The Vampire." -- WOMEN WRITE ABOUT COMICS

Book Information
ISBN 9781638991014
Author Otava Heikkila
Format Paperback
Page Count 196
Imprint Iron Circus Comics
Publisher Iron Circus Comics
Series Letters for Lucardo