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G.R. Yeates

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in Rochford, The United Kingdom

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Horror

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G.R. Yeates was born in Rochford, Essex and studied Literature & Media at the Colchester Insitute.

He has lived in China where he taught English as a foreign language.

A life-long interest in the First World War and world mythology inspired his series of vampire novels, The Vetala Cycle.

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The Scion of Stars: Teaser

Waiting for some more action in the Sarah Bean Chronicles? Here is something to whet your appetite.

NB: This extract is from the unedited draft.

Sarah watched as shadows crept in around them with the setting sun. The heat of the day vanished with it, leaving a bitter cold. The one thing keeping it at bay was the heat from Timoth’s fire. Sarah thought about reaching for the Flame

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Average rating: 3.95 · 240 ratings · 58 reviews · 13 distinct works

	Horror for Good: A Charitable Anthology by Mark Scioneaux (Editor), R.J. Cavender (Editor), Robert S. Wilson (Goodreads Author) (Editor) 4.17 avg rating — 127 ratings — published 2012 — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Eyes of the Dead: A Novel of Supernatural Suspense (The Vetala Cycle Book 1) by G.R. Yeates (Goodreads Author), Greg James (Goodreads Author) 3.34 avg rating — 61 ratings — published 2011 — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Shapes in the Mist: A Novel of Supernatural Suspense (The Vetala Cycle Book 2) by G.R. Yeates (Goodreads Author), Greg James (Goodreads Author) really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 22 ratings — published 2011 — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Hell's Teeth by G.R. Yeates (Goodreads Author), Greg James (Goodreads Author) 4.08 avg rating — 12 ratings — published 2012	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Thing Behind the Door by G.R. Yeates (Goodreads Author), Greg James (Goodreads Author) 4.22 avg rating — 9 ratings — published 2012	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Vetala Cycle - A Collected Edition by G.R. Yeates (Goodreads Author), Greg James (Goodreads Author) really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 6 ratings — published 2012 — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Last Post 4.33 avg rating — 3 ratings — published 2012	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	This Darkness Mine by G.R. Yeates (Goodreads Author), Greg James (Goodreads Author) liked it 3.00 avg rating — 2 ratings — published 2012 — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Night Residue: A Collection of Supernatural Suspense Short Stories by G.R. Yeates (Goodreads Author), Greg James (Goodreads Author) liked it 3.00 avg rating — 2 ratings — published 2013	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The End of War it was amazing 5.00 avg rating — 1 rating — published 2012	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

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“Thus fortified I might take my rest in peace. But dreams come through stone walls, light up dark rooms, or darken light ones, and their persons make their exists and their entrances as they please, and laugh at locksmiths.”
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