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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  * [Cover](cover.xhtml)
  
  
  * [Halftitle](00_Halftitle.xhtml)
  
  
  * [Title](01_Title.xhtml)
  
  
  * [Copyright](02_Copyright.xhtml)
  
  
  * [1\. THE STONE ICON](03_Chapter01.xhtml#h2)
  
  
  * [2\. PRAYING BEFORE THE GUARDIAN IDOL](04_Chapter02.xhtml#h2)
  
  
  * [3\. TWILIGHT VISITORS](05_Chapter03.xhtml#h2)
  
  
  * [4\. A DEVIL CALLED MAN](06_Chapter04.xhtml#h2)
  
  
  * [5\. THE PRICE OF SOLITUDE](07_Chapter05.xhtml#h2)
  
  
  * [6\. THE GIRL](08_Chapter06.xhtml#h2)
  
  
  * [7\. A PHANTOM FROM THE HIMALAYAS](09_Chapter07.xhtml#h2)
  
  
  * [8\. THE VOW](10_Chapter08.xhtml#h2)
  
  
  * [9\. THE PIT](11_Chapter09.xhtml#h2)
  
  
  * [10\. THE SECRET WORD](12_Chapter10.xhtml#h2)
  
  
  * [11\. THE WARAN](13_Chapter11.xhtml#h2)
  
  
  * [12\. THE TRANSFORMATION](14_Chapter12.xhtml#h2)
  
  
  * [13\. THE JOURNEY OF THE BODY](15_Chapter13.xhtml#h2)
  
  
  * [14\. THE TWO OPPOSITES](16_Chapter14.xhtml#h2)
  
  
  * [15\. INTO THE FIRE](17_Chapter15.xhtml#h2)
  
  
  * [16\. PRAYER](18_Chapter16.xhtml#h2)
  
  
  * [17\. THE FOUNDLING](19_Chapter17.xhtml#h2)
  
  
  * [18\. THE CANNI