Bat Blood: The Devil's Claw

From miraculous cure to heavy curse, a drop of tainted blood changes everything... Given a few months to live, at thirteen, Sarah Douglas would have given anything to be cured of the leukemia that had dominated her childhood. When her dreams are answered, she is overjoyed...until her body begins to change and she discovers that the cure wasn't all that she had dreamed. Befriended by Honda, a creature that could kill her with a single swipe of its' claws, Sarah quickly finds herself trapped in the middle of a bloody clash between a colony of gargoyle like creatures and an army of deadly mercenaries led by the doctor that cured her. As the doctor's research spirals out of control, a war escalates and Sarah must decide what and who she really is and how to survive.

From the Back Cover

Sarah's cure was her curse, and her destiny ... After Sarah Douglas is attacked and infected with the blood of a gargoyle-like creature, the cancer that riddled her body vanishes. The attack draws the attention of Doctor Scott, the scientist who inadvertently was responsible for infecting a colony of bats, and changing them into intelligent creatures that could threaten mankind. As the infected blood slowly transforms Sarah's body, she is caught in the middle of an horrific war between an army of mercenaries and a colony of mutate winged creatures. Watching the creatures gorge themselves on human flesh, she sees her future and fights to maintain her humanity. With Sarah's blood holding the key to his research, the doctor uses his vast resources to try to capture her, along with keeping the outside world at bay. This gets harder to do as the colony expands its territory further away from the Devil's Claw, and members of the local population begin to disappear.

About the Author

Born in Brantford, Ontario, Richard currently resides in Sydney Forks, Nova Scotia. When not writing, he tries to fill his spare time sailing, canoeing, gardening and enjoying the beauty of nature. With a passion for research, genetics and the great Canadian outdoors, the Batblood series has enabled him to use his creative talents to unmask some possible dangers in DNA and stem cell research. Having written stories most of his life, he felt that it was about time that others had the chance to enjoy them, and get a glimpse of the strange, twisted world rattling around inside of his mind.

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