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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  GHOST IN THE RING
  
  Jonathan Moeller
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  Table of Contents
  
  
  [Description](index_split_002.html#filepos2337)
  
  
  
  
  
  [Chapter 1: The Dead Castle](index_split_004.html#filepos3851)
  
  
  
  
  
  [Chapter 2: Resemblance](index_split_005.html#filepos29440)
  
  
  
  
  
  [Chapter 3: Iron Ring](index_split_006.html#filepos64506)
  
  
  
  
  
  [Chapter 4: A Lost Girl](index_split_007.html#filepos99414)
  
  
  
  
  
  [Chapter 5: Sigilsoara](index_split_008.html#filepos121814)
  
  
  
  
  
  [Chapter 6: Mother’s Indiscretions](index_split_009.html#filepos161504)
  
  
  
  
  
  [Chapter 7: Cold Forests](index_split_010.html#filepos191901)
  
  
  
  
  
  [Chapter 8: The Wraith](index_split_011.html#filepos240542)
  
  
  
  
  
  [Chapter 9: Bronze Witch](index_split_012.html#filepos269045)
  
  
  
  
  
  [Chapter 10: Mavrokhi](index_split_013.html#filepos307569)
  
  
  
  
  
  [Chapter 11: Fight or Flight](index_split_014.html#filepos341364)
  
  
  
  
  
  [Chapter 12: The Countess](index_split_015.html#filepos363885)
  
  
  
  
  
  [Chapter 13: Knights of Legend](index_split_016.html#filepos