NEW ORLEANS – The Garden District Book Shop announced French author Victor Dixen will be at the shop on Nov. 6 to celebrate his Vampirya series books. As a two-time winner of the Grand Prix de l’Imaginaire, Dixen stands at the forefront of French fantasy.
The series follows a fiery heroine, Jeanne Froidelac, who seeks vengeance against a royal court of deadly vampires in this epic alternate history set in lavish Versailles. Both books within the series, “The Court of Shadows and The Court of Miracles,” will be available in French and English translations.
The event will begin at 6 p.m. Dixen will share insights into the world of Vampirya before opening up the floor for a Q&A. Afterwards, Dixen will be available to mingle with guests and personalize copies of his books. The event is free and open to the public but interested parties are encouraged to reserve their copies via Eventbrite ahead of the event.
“The Court of Shadows”
Louis XIV transformed from the Sun King into the King of Shadows when he embraced immortality and became the world’s first vampire. For the last three centuries, he has been ruling the kingdom from the decadent Court of Shadows in Versailles, demanding the blood of his subjects to sate his nobles’ thirst and maintain their loyalty.
In the heart of rural France, commoner Jeanne Froidelac witnesses the king’s soldiers murder her family and learns of her parents’ role in a brewing rebellion involving the forbidden secrets of alchemy. To seek her revenge, Jeanne disguises herself as an aristocrat and enrolls in a prestigious school for aspiring courtiers. She soon finds herself at the doors of the palace of Versailles.
But Jeanne, of course, is no aristocrat. She dreams not of court but of blood.
The blood of a king.