“A fun, action-packed, creative novelette. Vampire General would make a great TV series.” — Lindea
Tell me about the Vampire General series…
The world of Vampire General is really our own world, but where transhuman creatures (vampires, zombies, mermaids etc) roam around freely. Not that they’re seen often, because they take great pains to stay out of sight. Generations of persecution drilled that into them.
Aline is a human doctor with most things under control in life. She’s at a great hospital, has a great boyfriend and looks to be climbing the ladder to a spectacular career when things are derailed by Rocque, who ends up getting her fired. He invites her to come work at Grace General, a special hospital set up for transhumans. And it’s a bit of a shock for her, to say the least. Even worse, she has to pretend to be a vampire herself, because humans aren’t allowed inside Grace General.
As soon as you start thinking about the supernatural in medical terms, it becomes really fascinating. How would a doctor help a vampire — a patient who’s highly photosensitive, allergic to garlic, and dependent on blood? There’s so much potential for really weird medicine, and the fact that most of the doctors in Vampire General are transhumans too only adds to the fun, because they all have their own problems to deal with.
Besides, the only thing more exciting than transhuman cardiothoracic surgery is a hot cardiothoracic surgeon who can’t concentrate on his work because of a broken heart.
Do I have to read your books in order?
Yes and no. Think of each book as an episode in a TV drama. Each has its individual plot which is more or less resolved by the end of the book. But there are overarching storylines as well, particularly when it comes to the relationships between Aline and her colleagues. Reading the series in order would make the most sense, but it’s not absolutely essential.
How many Vampire General books do you have planned?
Nine are roughly planned for the moment, although who knows where the series will go after that? There’s a lot of scope in the Vampire General world and I can’t see myself getting tired of torturing my characters anytime soon. Besides, when you see how Book 9 ends, you’ll probably kill me if I don’t write more.
Will you ever publish print editions?
I hope so! Since each Vampire General book is quite short (more a novella than a novel) the plan is to wait till I’ve finished 3, and then collect them together into one print omnibus.
I would like to review your book. Can I get a review copy?
Sure! More details here. For a full list of Vampire General books, check out the series page.
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About the author
Kit Iwasaki was midway through premed when she realized she loved the heart, but hated blood. It took her a few more years to figure out what to do with her freewheeling life, most of which is not fit to print in a bio. She decided to get back to what she was always doing anyway, and had been as long as she could remember: telling stories. Now she furiously scribbles out books for the Vampire General series, as well as other projects that will jump out at you when you least expect it.
Kit Iwasaki 