title: The Dreadmire Chronicles: Knight of the Demon Tree
author: Elizabeth Donald
description: Elizabeth Donald's first novel, a vampire mystery titled Nocturnal Urges, was published in 2004. It won the Darrell Award and was a finalist for the Prism Award. The sequel, titled A More Perfect Union, was released in 2005. Both books were combined in a trade paperback titled, Nocturne. The third vampire book, Abaddon, won the Darrell Award as well. Elizabeth has written a number of short stories and essays that have appeared in a variety of online and print publications. One such story, Wonderland, won the Darrell Award in 2006. Her short-story collection, Setting Suns, was also published in 2006. Current projects include The Cold Ones, a zombie novella coming out in fall 2009. In the real world, Elizabeth is a newspaper reporter in the St. Louis are, and writes CultureGeek, a pop-culture review blog &amp; column.
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  # The Root of Evil
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  ### Thomas Dixon
  
  
  This page formatted 2007 Blackmask Online.
  
  
  http://www.blackmask.com
  
  * Book 1—The Seed
  
  
    * [CHAPTER I. A STAR BOARDER](rote_split_2.html#1_1_1)
  
  
  * [CHAPTER II. THINGS BEYOND PRICE](rote_split_3.html#1_1_2)
  
  
  * [CHAPTER III. A LOVERS' QUARREL](rote_split_4.html#1_1_3)
  
  
  * [CHAPTER IV. MR. BIVENS CALLS](rote_split_5.html#1_1_4)
  
  
  * [CHAPTER V. AN ISSUE IS FORCED](rote_split_6.html#1_1_5)
  
  
  * [CHAPTER VI. THE FORGOTTEN MAN](rote_split_7.html#1_1_6)
  
  
  * [CHAPTER VII. A VISION](rote_split_8.html#1_1_7)
  
  
  * [CHAPTER VIII. STRUGGLE](rote_split_9.html#1_1_8)
  
  
  * [CHAPTER IX. DESPAIR](rote_split_10.html#1_1_9)
  
  
  * [CHAPTER X. GROPING](rote_split_11.html#1_1_10)
  
  
  * [CHAPTER XI. ILLUMINATION](rote_split_12.html#1_1_11)
  
  
  * [Book 2—The Root](rote_split_12.html#1_2)
  
  
    * [CHAPTER I. AN OLD PERFUME](rote_split_13.html#1_2_1)
  
  
  * [CHAPTER II. AN INTRUDER](rote_split_14.html#1_2_2)
  
  
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