When Prince Jiri is set the task of defeating the lethal thorn bushes around the castle and rescuing the princess asleep at its centre it seems little more than a fairy tale challenge designed to test the mettle of a would-be King. However, as he reaches the princess's bedroom it becomes clear that this is no child's story.

Ascendancy of Blood is a new take on the classic Sleeping Beauty story and with a hell of a twist. A refreshing look at a traditional tale. Eugie Foster has written an enchanting little tale that keeps the reader interested until the very last word.

It is a very short book, being only 18 pages in total, and as such Ascendancy of Blood is ideal for those occasions when you fancy reading something but don't want the commitment of a weighty tome. A perfect coffee-break story.

Synopsis
In a magic forest where deep shadows pulse across the surfaces of lace-veined leaves, and night blooms ripple in shades of swirling indigo, there is an enchanted castle. Courtiers, pages, cooks, and stable boys slumber as still as death, and a golden princess languishes in her rose-strewn bower, waiting for her prince charming.

But the princess sleeps with a black wood stake through her heart, and her petal-soft lips conceal a pair of razor fangs. Is the prince her savior or her ill-fated prey, lured to sinister purpose by a night fiend ruling a castle of the damned?

This is not the fairy tale you remember.