Vanity Horror
Samuel R. Barnes
THE BOOKS
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VANITY HORROR: THE STARLIGHTER CURSE (2014)
Book 1
Word Count: 77,933
For centuries, Spellcasters of the Cobra Entity; Sorcerer, Warlock, Wizard, Shaman, Witch, and Starlighter, have coexisted. Descended from the Rural Taino Tribes, spellcasters have migrated and lived across realms (Alternate Earths), Some followed in their path of the old scriptures, others, abandoned it… Fearing the lack of purity, Deities created the policing of the same surname, Cobra Entity, to instill peace and prosperity of the Earths.
Living the industrial life of New York City, Jason is a teenager enduring the content life in college. When his father Kirk Malero goes missing, he learns of a terrible truth that lies within the small family that he has left and that there is a world of spellcasters, revealing remnants of his elusive past…
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VANITY HORROR: THE WARLOCK VESTIGE (2015)
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Book 2
Word Count: 92,518
Six months had passed since Jason had his powers awakened by the Sorcerer Amadeus. Now residing in the outskirts of the Santuarian Kingdom. He is training and living under the influence of the Cobra Entity, governed by the lead demigod, Lord Zarius.
However, Jason learns from his fellow Spellcasters of a new threat to peace between humanity and the supernatural alike. The spellcasters race against time to stop the murderous Warlock, Kevin Della Vega from wreaking havoc on the realm of Santuario and the realm of Earth. Meanwhile, dark secrets unfold in the city of New York and Jason may learn them at a time too late...
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VANITY HORROR: THE SHAMAN ECLIPSE (2017)
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Book 3
Word Count: 127,648
War looms over the opposing shaman tribes of Nocturna. One under the influence of fire, the other, ice. As the fire shamans of the Palamecia Reservation are exterminated in a massacre, the spiritual eclipse of the moon elects and empowers the fire shaman, Joziah, for resurrection to seek out those responsible for his tribe’s murder. He points blame toward the ice shamans for their undying hatred against the Pyro Tribe.
Millions will be slaughtered and it’s up to Jason and the rest of the spellcasters of the Cobra Entity to put a stop to the war between fire and Ice shamans of Nocturna. However, leniency is not valued and sides are picked to uncover the truth and shatter the mirror of innocence...
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VANITY HORROR: THE DARK SORCERER Part 1(2019)
Book 4 (Part 1)
Word Count: 127,324
Still recovering from a recent battle, Jason witnesses the return of the realms most dangerous Taino bred sorcerer, Vincent Song. The realms are pitted against each other to defeat him before he claims the identity of his doppelganger, Victor Song. And use it to destroy the lives of both humans and spellcasters alike.
Meanwhile, Jeremy awakes from his comatose in time to witness a rising evil conducted by the alchemists of the realms of Santuario and Justicia alike. He meets up with unlikely allies who too, are surprised by a cunning ploy to eliminate spellcasters, and the minds behind its deception.
VANITY HORROR: DAYBREAK (2019)
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Spin-off
Word Count: 80,457
It's August 2003, and the blackout blankets New York City, and all of the Tristate. Adam is on the run from the Lycans of Justicia, who seek to destroy his werewolf bloodline. He is joined by Vladimir Song, who too, has a vendetta against those who did him wrong. Although uncertain of the sorcerer’s way of living, Adam learns and seeks refuge under his wing, and hopes to outrun the men who seek his death and the only family he has left.
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VANITY HORROR: THE DARK SORCERER Part 2 (2020)
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Book 4 (Part 2)
Word Count: 143,448
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Having learned the death of a loved one, the spellcasters of the Cobra Entity and their allies have little time to mourn. The Revenancy Virus concocted by the sorcerers of the Alchemy Palace, has spread across the Gatos City in the Realm of Anarch....
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The Evils of Amadeus Thalamus oversees the progress of the virus whilst Justicia is in his control. Simon Fierce or as some would call, Vladimir Song, returns to claim what was once his, before he is stalked by the werewolf Kirk Malero . And Vincent Song is still at large creating chaos upon NYC and the Cobra Entity, rallying the citizens to overthrow the democracy and society that he despises.
The heroes Jeremy Perez, Clash Thalamus, Kirk Malero and Victor Song race against time to end the reign of the sorcerers once and for all.
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