Assamite: A Rare Opening
short story by Stefan Petrucha

White Wolf's original Vampire Clan Novel series has now been released in a collected chronological form from White Wolf Publishing featuring original material by Stefan Petrucha. This new short story, appearing in Clan Novel Saga Volume 2, The Eye of Gehenna, features the Islamic daughter of Haqim, Fatima al Faqadi, and acts as a lead-in to Petrucha's popular Dark Ages: Assamite.

Haunting the Dead
"The Grass is Always Greener"
opening novella by Stefan Petrucha

*WINNER* of the 2004 Pen & Paper Fan Awards
for BEST NOVELLA

Death is no longer absolute - the men and women of Orpheus can see past the veil into the underworld. Their numbers include mediums, spirit-talkers and even actual ghosts. For a price, they'll cross the veil for you, to resolve lost causes or quiet restless spirits. But be careful, for the dead aren't to be trifled with, and in the end your payment may come in blood.

Four Times the Fear
Haunting the Dead presents four all-new novellas from some of the most exciting voices in modern horror fiction, set in the world of Orpheus, White Wolf's game of paranoia and the paranormal. Agents of the conspiracy known as Orpheus can see the dead, but can they trust these spectres and banshees? And what of the voice that squawks through dead channels, warning of a disaster on the horizon?

Vampire the Masquerade: Assamite
Story: Stefan Petrucha & Eric Griffin
Art: Jerry DeCaire
Color: Ken Wolak
Cover: Jerry DeCaire!

Appearing as the Final Story in Moonstone's Vampire the Masquerade Voume 2

The Assamites are known throughout vampire society as a clan of murderous assassins, who work for whomever can pay their price, in blood.

Mahira is a war refugee from Kabul, trying to start a new life in America. Mahira is a highly trained sleeper agent. Mahira has caught the eye of FATIMA, the ASSAMITE Clan's most fearsome warrior. She knows the girl has heard The Call-but will she be able to convince the her to follow the path of a True Warrior, or will Mahira submit only to the sound ofher hatred?

A crisp taut tale scripted by (X-Files) Stefan Petrucha, with the fast-edit art of (Wolverine) Jerry Decaire!

Dark Ages: Assamite
(DA Clan Novel 2)
ISBN 1588468186

From White Wolf Publishing, Dark Ages: Assamite continues the epic thirteen-part series, chronicling a vast conflict among the vampires of the Middle Ages.

For the Children of Haqim, the Middle Eastern vampires the Euopeans call Assamites, there can be no more important battle: Christian crusaders are amassed in Constantinople, threatening Muslim Egypt and the Holy Land. Harnessing their zeal is a powerful vampiric Templar who dreams of taking Jerusalem and destroying clan Assamite. Standing against him is Amala, a skilled child of Haqim who finds herself drawn to the Templar and his claims of Divine Inspiration. Can one woman stop a crusade? Does she even want to?

Reviews for Dark Ages: Assamite

"There are quite a few twists and turns and a level of thoughtfulness that take this above the average vampire adventure. DARK AGES: ASSAMITE is an imaginative and gripping winner."
- Jim Brock, Baryon Magazine #89

"Indispensable. Stefan Petrucha has created a bold combination of vampiric dark-horror, historical drama, and Shakespearean tragedy."
- John C. Snider, scifidimensions

"Oh, this novel is good, it's intelligent, it made me think long and hard about the world today and the world 800 years ago, and how little things have changed. When I finished it, I had to put it down and simply sit and think for a while. When's the last time a gaming novel did that?"
- Michael G. Williams, RPG Net - 5/5 Stars

"Stefan Petrucha really shines in this book…"
- Ralph Dula, RPG NET

"With a wealth of historical detail portrayed from another (or should one say a 'nether') viewpoint, this is a gripping story, with lots of action sequences, as well as strong characters."
- Sue Reider, The Zone - 3/4 Stars

"This is the first novel I have read from Stefan Petrucha, but hopefully not the last."
- Lars Kare M. Sukka, RPG United - 4/5 Stars

"…a well written book; instead of resorting to gimmicks of vampiric powers and combat scenes to keep the readers' interest, it cleverly employs several moral points to fuel debates between its characters."
- John Margaritsanakis, nocturnis.net - 8/10 Stars

"A very difficult book to put down. Recommended."
- Barry Adams, Assamites.com - 4/4 Stars

"A fine novel for vampire/dark fantasy fans."
- Book of the Week, Creature Feature Tomb

"…well enough written to please fans of dark fantasy"
- Don D'Ammassa, Science Fiction Chronicle

Children of Gaia & Uktena
(Tribe Novel 5)
ISBN 1588468127

From White Wolf Publishing. The paperback continues the epic dark fantasy series set in the grim game-world of Werewolf: The Apocalypse.

A young Galliard, Amy Thousand Voices, driven by guilt over her involvement in the destruction of a Alaskan caern, finds herself in possession of the bone sphere; which is either a powerful fetish or an incredible placebo. When the Wyrm-tainted, exiled Silver Fang Arkady catches wind of it, he concludes it might be just the help he needs on his quest to master the dark spiral. Amy must stop him at all costs, lest Arkady unwittingly deliver its extreme power to the heart of the evil Wyrm.

Read the review by Ralph Dula.

Read the review by Lisa DuMond.

The Treatment of Dr. Eberhardt

Stefan Petrucha's first short story is now in print as part of Inherit the Earth, edited by Stewart Wieck and published by White Wolf (ISBN: 1565048393).

Unknown to most humans, the world is largely ruled and directed by Werewolves, Vampires and Mages. Now a force has Imbued a select few humans - with not just the knowledge of the evil that threatens them, but also the power to do something about it. They have become Hunters, rare mortals who seek to take back the night.

In "The Treatment of Dr. Eberhardt," Petrucha's contribution to the anthology, an undead therapist takes on a peculiar little girl as a client. But who's analyzing whom?

Read the review at sfsite.com.