An unlikely savior emerges to prevent the advent of mass destruction and genocide descending on the world…

Los Angeles 2040. The city is held hostage by terrorists, who threaten to destroy everything and everyone within the metropolis. In the midst of the crisis, one man steps forward to intervene—revealing in the process that he is not what he appears to be. READ MORE

“…the ambitious, grand-scale, science fiction backdrop and labyrinthinely plotted storyline was impressive, to say the least.”

–Paul Goat Allen, The Best Vampire Fiction Releases of 2011, Explorations: B&N SciFi and Fantasy Blog

 

WELCOME

My name is Arshad Ahsanuddin, and I am honored to be your host. This site was designed to promote my series of vampire romance novels entitled Pact Arcanum.  More detailed information about the books can be found in the Reader’s Guides on the Newsletter page.  Additional updates can be found at my Facebook page:  http://www.facebook.com/PactArcanum.

To foster a sense of community among my readers, I have also set up a Discussion Group on Yahoo! Groups at:  http://groups.yahoo.com/group/pactarcanum.  I hope you enjoy your stay.

 

Quick Reference Guides suitable for print out been created for each title, containing the reference material from the back matter, including Glossary, Principal Cast, and Timeline.  Hopefully they will help you keep track of the players.

 

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Secrets and lies are the watchwords of Starlight, the fourth chapter of the Pact Arcanum saga.  After thirty thousand years of conflict, something new walks the Earth, which may be the greatest weapon yet in the war between the races.

 

Interstellar space, 2141. Antonio Jameson is returning to Earth to pay his respects to the father he never had a chance to know, and the family he left behind.  READ EXCERPT.

 

Venice, Italy, 2039. When Michael Danvers witnesses a vampire attack, his latent ability to shapeshift awakens.  Revealed as a Sentinel, the natural enemy of Nightwalkers, 13-year-old Michael must turn his back on his family and his safe, predictable life. But a supernatural battlefield is no place for a child, not even a genius like Michael. Betrayed by his own kind, he leaves Earth behind, hoping to find a new path with the Spacer Guild – and the stars.  READ EXCERPT

 

Updates

18 April 2012: I came, I saw, I bought the T-shirt. The Pact Arcanum Merchandise Store is now open! Check it out at http://www.zazzle.com/pactarcanum

14 May 2012: Sunset (Pact Arcanum #1) is a GLBT Top Pick! at The Romance Reviews. Also, I reissued my old book of short essays on writing craft, First Words, at Amazon and Smashwords.

15 July 2012:  I wrote an ebook/POD formatting guide called Stepwise, for authors who don’t wish to become HTML programmers. Currently available at Amazon, Smashwords, and Kobo.

14 November 2012:  Amazon has sent out an upgrade notice to update previous editions of Sunset (Pact Arcanum: Book One) to the current and final 4th edition, dated October 2012.  Further details here.

13 January 2013:  New promotional information site created for Sunset at askDavid.com, which brings together promotional material from multiple sources.  Check it out!

5 February 2013:  Hardback editions of all books now available for purchase at Lulu.com.

21 February 2013: The audiobook editions for Sunset, Sunrise, and Cathedral of the Sky are now available from Amazon.com, Audible.com, and iTunes.

28 April 2013:  Three day $0.99 sale on Sunset at Amazon, B&N, and Smashwords, starting May 23 2013.  Coming Soon!