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A savage, hypnotic dive into the lives and deaths of a coven of vampires living in 19th Century Paris on the cusp of revolt and revolution, perfect for fans of Silvia Moreno-Garcia, Laura Purcell and Elizabeth Kostova.
Paris, 1869. The Théâtre Saint-Siméon is the place to be, if you can get in. The black slips of paper that guarantee entry are rare and highly desired, and given only to certain persons. The actors on stage are magnetic and ageless, performing only at midnight and never seen during the day…
Arnault and his clan of vampires have survived for as long as they have by observing a rigid set of rules. At night, they perform on stage at the Théâtre Saint-Siméon, picking off just enough people in the audience to survive. But they understand the city, and how to live in it without being noticed.
Their peace is shattered first with a visit from Béatrice, a witch who forms a strange connection to Arnault; then with the arrival of Victor de Rouvray and his sister Françoise, vampires from a very different world. And, as Arnault grows closer and closer to the beautiful, enigmatic Victor, he risks becoming distracted from the constant bickering of his immortal friends, from the daily running of the theatre, and worse, from the premonitions of blood, death and starvation that he receives at night.
For a terrible change is on the horizon, revolt and revolution are brewing in the streets and soon, the city, and Arnault will never be the same again.
"Sexy, scary, and dazzling, this gorgeous horror novel will have readers in its grip long after the final page is turned." —Publishers Weekly (starred review)
"Interview with the Vampire fans will rejoice as Hinkley sweeps them back to both the first time they read Rice's seminal novel and 1869 Paris, a time of growing political unrest....Beyond Rice, fans of the pacing and narrative style of Stephen Graham Jones' The Buffalo Hunter Hunter or the demon spectacle with social commentary in Cat Scully's Below the Grand Hotel will also enjoy this lush debut." —Booklist
"As intricately beautiful and mysterious as a Gustave Moreau painting, The Red Sacrament is a triumph: sensuous and seductive, arresting in its command of prose and imagery, it ensnares you as soon as the curtain rises and doesn't let go. Sara Hinkley has brought into existence a fully realised, wholly believable and original world and getting lost within it is a thrilling pleasure." —Andrea Morstabilini, author of A Blood as Bright as the Moon
"Incisive, heartfelt, electrifying, in deep conversation with the vampire genre and the human race, Hinkley has written a vital book for anyone who has loved—or been heartbroken by—either one." —Emery Robin, author of The Stars Undying
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Sara Hinkley is a costume designer for television and film with a background in theatre, dance, and opera. She's a proud union member of United Scenic Artists 829 IATSE and this is her first novel.
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