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Description
As for you, be fruitful and increase in number.
When a rapist stalks the nation’s capital, Detective Christina Randall tries to keep an astounding clue from going public: all the victims become pregnant.
The latest victim is teenager Daniella Connolly. Her mother, Margaret, is a doctor at CalPark Fertility Clinic. But Margaret can’t fathom the bizarre conceptions, either. Isolated in a special hospital ward, they all come to term in just one week.
Multiply on the earth and increase upon it.
Randall learns the rapes are connected to a series of missing-person cases. When a young woman disappears near CalPark — also home to a secretive research lab — suspicion falls on Margaret.
But soon, the rapist returns to claim his progeny. He is not really a he — but an “it.” Worse, the children have appetites just like papa’s. …
From the author of The Organ Donor and Eyes Everywhere comes a new type of monster, one that could spell an end to our species.
What People Are Saying
"Blood Born kicks off with compelling strangeness and deft police-procedural intrigue, then explodes into a frenzied free-for-all of gore-scarfing, blood-flinging, and monster-hobnobbing horror! Warner amalgamates multi-genre components with a broad landscape of cool characters to unleash a novel that succeeds on all fronts. Blood Born is a macabre, action-packed ton of fun!"
— Edward Lee, author of Lucifer's Lottery, City Infernal, and The Innswich Horror
"Warner’s pace kicks major ass here, reminiscent of a blend between Michael Crichton and Richard Laymon. … Warner, who penned Horror Isn't a 4-Letter Word for writers and everyone who loves the genre, knows how to build a scare effectively, not simply going for the cheap thrills."
— Hellnotes
"Matthew Warner's Blood Born is a merciless, nerve-wracking, emotionally violent supernatural thriller that takes (what may possibly be) the most twisted central conceit for a horror novel that I've encountered in years and turns it inside-out. The result? The kind of nightmarish morality play that both Clive Barker and Rod Serling would appreciate. Warner's understanding of how to use gore and violence as metaphor serves the story brilliantly. I can't imagine any horror reader — even the most jaded — not loving this novel."
— Gary A. Braunbeck, 5-time Bram Stoker Award-winner and author of A Cracked and Broken Path
"Matthew Warner's Blood Born is a monstrously good novel. A taut, exciting thriller populated with believable characters and some genuinely shocking scenes. It's a wild ride from start to finish."
— Brett McBean, author of The Last Motel and The Mother
Matthew Warner's publishing credits span a variety of formats, including novels, short stories, screenplays, radio, and newspapers. His first horror novel in 2003, The Organ Donor, garnered a 5-star review from FeoAmante.com, which labeled the book a "straight-on modern classic of horror." His publishing credits include five books and more than 30 short stories. Dramatic works include films from Darkstone Entertainment based on his screenplays as well as a radio play from the Wayne Theatre Alliance in Waynesboro, Virginia. Warner also offers up frequent audio adaptations of work by himself and others, appearing in such venues as Variant Frequencies.
His opinion column, "Author's Notes," ran for five years at Horror World and consisted of a blend of commentary, autobiography, and tutorials about the writing craft. Guide Dog Books collected the first three years of those columns into its debut non-fiction title, Horror Isn't a 4-Letter Word: Essays on Writing & Appreciating the Genre.
He lives in Staunton, Virginia, with his wife, the artist Deena Warner, who illustrates for a variety of horror publishers. In 2007, they opened a print and web design business, Deena Warner Design LLC, whose clients include Random House, Simon & Schuster, and the Perseus Books Group.
