All Bleeds Through

Ten Stories of Hemomancy and the World it Shaped

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Pub Date 30 Sep 2019 | Archive Date 23 Oct 2019

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Description

As blood magic teeters on the brink of extinction, an old vendetta threatens to engulf a world ruled by faith, science, and hatred.

Welcome to a tenebrous alternate universe where history was shaped by the rise and fall of the hemomancers—individuals born with the enigmatic and frightening power to manipulate blood. Though their power and ambition twice left Europe in ruins, their golden age ended on the sword of St. Isabeau during her medieval crusade. Now, in the 21st century, the hemomancers find themselves on the edge of extinction, trapped between their history and science’s unerring advance.

Encumbered by crimes committed by their ancestors, hemomancers must find their own ways to survive the modern age. Some seek revenge for those that have been slaughtered for the profit of the hemotech corporations; some wish to return the balance of power in the world to the twelve bloodlines that once ruled over all of Europe; some wish to shrive themselves of their ancestral sins; others long only to live a peaceful life among the humans in secret, and leave behind the politics and bloodshed of their brethren.

All Bleeds Through is a short story collection about a world raw with gaping wounds, where hate and obsession have steered society down a dark path. Bartholomew Lander’s captivating voice will kidnap you into a world of hemomantic politics, where major players plot in the shadows and ruthlessly break close alliances. You’ll read about heroes and tyrants, secret government projects, demonic entities, and forbidden romance.

Although each of the ten short stories can be read separately, together, they intertwine, telling the greater story of a hundred-year war between two hemomancer bloodlines that threatens to spill out of the shadows and envelope the entire world.

All Bleeds Through sets the stage for A Rose to the Torch, a full-length novel that follows key characters from this collection into the bloody conclusions of a secret war for the future of the hemomancer race.

As blood magic teeters on the brink of extinction, an old vendetta threatens to engulf a world ruled by faith, science, and hatred.

Welcome to a tenebrous alternate universe where history was shaped...


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I didn't think I would like this book as much as I did.
The world building, story line and characters were absolutely amazing!
This is one of those books that will stick with you days after reading it!
Looking forward to reading more from this author!

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First off hemomancer means that you have the power to control the blood within yourself as well as others. I had to look this up as I wasn't sure what it was. This was a very interesting story with a great topic. I would love to find a full length story about this! These small ten stories were freaking amazing!! These stories are best read one right after the other as it builds on each one as well as gives you a new view for this kind of magic. The pacing was wonderful and the characters were great. This was fresh and new!!

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It is an intriguing intake on an alternate reality where people with blood magic shape the world (or at least I am hoping this is an alternate reality). My only complaint about this ten-book novel is that I am new to this world, so I could not understand the significance of the first story.
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3.5 out of 5 stars.

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Dark, vermillion arts

This book is a compilation of linked stories. In it we see the very “human” side of Hemomancers (those born with the ability to control blood). It shows fear, jealousy, revenge, as well as stigmatisation and the effects of being ostracised from society, from mere bullying to being hunted down and killed. These are people who are both feared and reviled, sometimes correctly, other times less so (the hunting of Hemomancer children is seen to be as just as if they were fully-fledged adults, the fear is so great).

This is a book full of well-filled arguments, from both sides of the coin, from the Human side and the Hemomancer side, and how each action affects the other. We have murderers, thieves, but also scientists and defenders. In this book, through the stories, you come to truly understand what it is like to be a Hemomancer, or a Human living in fear of them. Never have I read a story that links different POVs to truly allow such understanding.

At the beginning, I wasn’t so endeavoured with the story, after reading the first part. But, by the end, as all parts started to link through, I was wowed. The end links into the beginning, to create a round circle that allows everything within this book to make sense. Each character has their own attributes, to allow you to live with them. The pain, the fear, the anger, the determination, it all shines through.

Quite a remarkable collection of stories that I definitely want to continue with.

Final rating: ★★★★★ – Loved it/couldn't put it down

*I received a free ARC via NetGalley and the publisher in exchange for an honest review.*

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An intriguing book on blood magics and alternative universes, that makes you look at the world a slightly different way.
Ten stories about the control of people through blood, each of them interesting and amazing in it's own way. Some of them didn't work as well for me, but it was still a great premise, and a solid book - I loved his takes on the topics.

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All Bleeds Through is a group of ten stories that has unique storylines of controlling people by blood. Interesting short stories and characters.

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