![]() ![]() Taking his offspring into protective custody, Caxton is hindered by the Arkeleys’ family history, her new status as a deputized U.S. When Astarte and Angus refuse the curse, Arkeley quickly dispatches them, leaving Simon and Raleigh. When Caxton starts questioning the family, she quickly discovers that Arkeley is intent on offering them the vampire's curse, his now-warped psychology seeing this as the best way to reconcile his human side's love for his family and his vampire side's loathing of them. This chance encounter leads to a reunion of sorts at the Arkeley's memorial service with his estranged family: his wife, Astarte his daughter, Raleigh his son, Simon and his brother, Angus. Because Arkeley was the world's premiere vampire hunter, she finds it impossible to find any clues to his whereabouts until a wannabe vampire, Dylan Carboy-a boy with an unhealthy obsession with Caxton and vampires-tries to kill her. When Arkeley reneges on his promise, Caxton is forced to hunt down the now undead U.S. ![]() Vampire Zero is a 2008 vampire novel written by David Wellington.Īfter Pennsylvania State Trooper and vampire hunter Laura Caxton's former mentor James Arkeley willingly took on the vampire curse to battle the regiment of undead Civil War-era soldiers when they were reanimated in Gettysburg, Pennsylvania, he promised to come back and let Laura kill him. ![]()
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