Featured Author: Trevor Dalton

The Possession Legacy

by Trevor Dalton

Llewellyn, the first Prince of Wales is a legendary warrior who seems invincible in battle. His struggles with the Normans and his prowess on the field of combat seem almost superhuman. There are many rumours and even his own brother cannot understand the reasons for his strength. Llewellyn travels to Carmarthen where he learns of Merlin's prophecy and his own ultimate heritage, to become a vampire. Whilst fighting a Norman knight he is bitten by a female mosquito. The mosquito is crushed underfoot by the horses of the combatants and spends the next 500 years trapped. In the present day there is a tremendous storm which alters the course of the river and releases the mosquito. She is awakened and begins her quest to procreate and establish a brood of her own. Sarah and Lynette are both bitten by mosquitoes and become strangely linked. The characters that form the basis of the story all find themselves in Wales at a hotel and their lives become interwoven as the story unfolds. Sarah discovers her own vampire heritage and also her links with Lynette. The bloodlust she has inherited from Llewellyn and the needs of the mosquito brood mother lead Sarah on the rampage of killing that seals her ultimate demise.

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Rhyme for Reason

by Trevor Dalton

 

 

He was abused and alienated in his formative years falling into the despair of mental torture and self-doubt, almost comatose in this state until he found the strength to turn. His rebirth was through his poetry and soon his muse became his inspiration for revenge; a vengeance against the women who had molested him. Armed with a simple cut-throat razor and his poems he launches into the most horrific killing spree his muse can muster and with each murder his blood lust grows ever stronger. The deeds validate the poems; the poems set the scenes for his horrific deeds. South Wales Police have more detectives working on the case than at any time in their history but the killings continue unabated and as the newspapers belittle and ostracise 'The Poet' his anger grows and the murders escalate at an alarming rate. The whole of Wales and the United Kingdom are gripped in fear. One detective on the case turns to a close friend, a gifted people reader, but keeps his enquiries to himself.

Open Tap

by Trevor Dalton

Where can the waste created by this technological age be disposed of? The by-products of our relentless advancement are often more detrimental than beneficial. The necessity for this 'waste disposal' has given birth to a number of ruthlessly unscrupulous operatives. Open Tap traces the route taken by one such operative and the system he uses to dump the toxic concoctions he has collected. A puppy, lost and finally abandoned, is exposed over a period of time to this malevolent concoction. As the puppy grows to adulthood it develops a strange immunity to the poison it ingests. This immunity comes with a price tag however. From Wales, Walsall and Worcester, the characters in Open Tap begin their journeys to a final appointment with the Beast that the puppy has become. They are all destined to meet. Some will die. Some will live. But all their lives will change permanently as a result of this encounter.

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Interview With Trevor Dalton::

1. Can you tell us a little about your books?
   So far I have written four books. All are available on amazon kindle.

    

   1. First book was "The Possession Legacy."

   Its a vampire story, set  today. Firstly I had to establish the origin of the vampire and then transport the curse logically  up to today. This book was to be part of a duet, the second part being, "A Deeper Darkness." 

   The present day story was set over a compressed time frame, giving the story pace and energy. The book blurb is shown below ;

   Llewellyn, the first Prince of Wales is a legendary warrior who seems invincible in battle. His struggles with the Normans and his prowess on the field of combat seem almost superhuman. There are many rumours and even his own brother cannot understand the reasons for his strength. Llewellyn travels to Carmarthen where he learns of Merlin's prophecy and his own ultimate heritage, to become a vampire. Whilst fighting a Norman knight he is bitten by a female mosquito. The mosquito is crushed underfoot by the horses of the combatants and spends the next 500 years trapped. In the present day there is a tremendous storm which alters the course of the river and releases the mosquito. She is awakened and begins her quest to procreate and establish a brood of her own. Sarah and Lynette are both bitten by mosquitoes and become strangely linked. The characters that form the basis of the story all find themselves in Wales at a hotel and their lives become interwoven as the story unfolds.

   
   

   2. "A Deeper Darkness" the much awaited sequel to "The Possession Legacy."was the third book I wrote. So many people asked what happened to Lynette from the first book I was compelled to complete the duet. I chose to use a poem as the blurb because it captured the essence of both books;

   
   

   Joined when dead and now undead 

   My sister in forever 
   The discovery of our immortality 
   Is a bind we’ll never sever 
   
   Taste the blood of the souls we eat 
   We share this powerful greed 
   Gain the knowledge from the feast 
   Drink and quench your need 
   
   Take this gift into the world 
   Dispense it with utmost pleasure 
   And when the dead angel spreads its wings 
   Make passing a moment to treasure 
   
   We have this duty, you and I 
   To carry the darkness deeper 
   To banish the light from this sad earth 
   We’re each hells own keeper 
   
   Bathe in blood my sister vampire 
   Destroy all trace of mortal 
   And when infinity finds an end 
   Well meet again at its portal.
   

   
   

   3."Open Tap" is a book based on the discovery that when the world became aware of the methods some unscrupulous operatives had of disposing of toxic chemicals by pumping them into tankers and letting them drive around the motorways with the back tanker taps open. Police patrols were alerted all over Europe and special operatives appointed. Tanker loads were checked regularly all over the continent whilst here in England we appointed one officer to safe guard the entire country.

   The book uses this and then poses the question, What damage could these toxic concoctions do to anything or anybody who became exposed.

   The blurb is below:

   Where can the waste created by this technological age be disposed of? The by-products of our relentless advancement are often more detrimental than beneficial. The necessity for this 'waste disposal' has given birth to a number of ruthlessly unscrupulous operatives. Open Tap traces the route taken by one such operative and the system he uses to dump the toxic concoctions he has collected. A puppy, lost and finally abandoned, is exposed over a period of time to this malevolent concoction. As the puppy grows to adulthood it develops a strange immunity to the poison it ingests. This immunity comes with a price tag however. From Wales, Walsall and Worcester, the characters in Open Tap begin their journeys to a final appointment with the Beast that the puppy has become. They are all destined to meet. Some will die. Some will live. But all their lives will change permanently as a result of this encounter.

   
   

   4. "Rhyme for Reason." In this book I wrote about the greatest evil known today. Not ghoulies and ghosties and things that go bump in the night but mans inhumanity to man. I explored the cause and effect of this condition.

   It would appear that some of my 'fans' found this the best book yet.

   The book blurb is below;

   He was abused and alienated in his formative years falling into the despair of mental torture and self-doubt, almost comatose in this state until he found the strength to turn. His rebirth was through his poetry and soon his muse became his inspiration for revenge; a vengeance against the women who had molested him. 
   Armed with a simple cut-throat razor and his poems he launches into the most horrific killing spree his muse can muster and with each murder his blood lust grows ever stronger. The deeds validate the poems; the poems set the scenes for his horrific deeds. 
   
   South Wales Police have more detectives working on the case than at any time in their history but the killings continue unabated and as the newspapers belittle and ostracise ‘The Poet’ his anger grows and the murders escalate at an alarming rate. The whole of Wales and the United Kingdom are gripped in fear. 
   One detective on the case turns to a close friend, a gifted people reader, but keeps his enquiries to himself for fear of ridicule. He feels certain that the clue to catching the killer lies in his poetry and the people reader couldn’t agree more. Between them it looks like the only realistic possibility of stopping the man of verse. 
   We create our own monsters never realising that the little actions we take shape, steer and define. in 'Rhyme for Reason' these little actions create the monster.

    

    
2. Do you have a favorite character to write about?
   I have no favorite character but I prefer to write about an area and setting I know which is why Wales and the Midlands feature so regularly in my stories.
   
   
3. What inspires you to write? 
   My inspiration comes from a number of things, It could be a random news item, as in Open Tap. A series of discovered facts. Llewellyn, the first prince of wales was killed by being ridden down by Norman horsemen and the female mosquito can lay hundreds of eggs after drinking blood, as in the Possession Legacy and its sequel.

   In Rhyme for Reason it was a wish to combine some of my poetry with an ominous theme within a novel.

   Usual, thankfully, I can write at will, I love to fill a blank page with words however like most it normal takes three to four edits before the words reach the public.

   
   
4. Do you have a favorite spot to write?
   I usually write at the dining table whilst my wife is free to relax in the lounge without me taping away in the background.
    
5. Do you listen to music while you write?
   I guess my favorite music to type by is Bruce Springsteen "Ghost of Tom Joad" which I could happily have on permanent  loop.
   
   
6. What's one random fact about yourself that you can share?
   I guess I'm a muso. I have a very wide eclectic taste and embrace all genres of music, buying C.Ds regularly and still owning a very large collection of Vinyl and Cassette.

   
   
7. When did you know you wanted to write a book? 
    I started writing at fourteen and always wanted to write a full length novel. It took me until my 50's until I managed to find my voice. Prior to that I had scores of first chapters that fizzed into nothing midway into the second chapter.
   
   
8. What writing projects are you currently working on?                                                                      I am currently around 70,000 words into my fifth novel. Its a return to the horror genre and it explores a witch bound on revenge for the injustices carried out against her predecessors down the ages. It's working title, "Best served cold."
   It features the old, well known quotation "Revenge is a meal best served cold."