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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  Queen
  
  
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  Swords &
  
  Silence
  
  The Ghost Walker Chronicles
  
  Carrow Brown
  
  3 Fates Press * London
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  > Contents
  
  [CHAPTER ONE](index_split_004.html#filepos5107)
  
  [CHAPTER TWO ](index_split_005.html#filepos23995)
  
  [CHAPTER THREE ](index_split_006.html#filepos41979)
  
  [CHAPTER FOUR ](index_split_007.html#filepos57295)
  
  [CHAPTER FIVE ](index_split_008.html#filepos72344)
  
  [CHAPTER SIX ](index_split_009.html#filepos104030)
  
  [CHAPTER SEVEN ](index_split_010.html#filepos131996)
  
  [CHAPTER EIGHT ](index_split_011.html#filepos175008)
  
  [CHAPTER NINE ](index_split_012.html#filepos208646)
  
  [CHAPTER TEN ](index_split_013.html#filepos234933)
  
  [CHAPTER ELEVEN ](index_split_014.html#filepos260220)
  
  [CHAPTER TWLEVE ](index_split_015.html#filepos299131)
  
  [CHAPTER THIRTEEN ](index_split_016.html#filepos343590)
  
  [CHAPTER FOURTEEN ](index_split_017.html#filepos369702)
  
  [CHAPTER FIFTEEN ](index_split_018.html#filepos398148)
  
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