The second book of the hilarious Withrow Chronicles find misanthropic vampire Withrow Surrett on vacation in the Appalachians, where trouble invariably finds him. This hilarious series has been referred to as "Steven Colbert meets Stephen King."
Michael G. Williams writes queer-themed horror and science fiction celebrating the monstrous and the macabre. His books include the award-winning vampire series The Withrow Chronicles (Laine Cunningham Award); the thrilling urban fantasy time travel series Servant Sovereign; the sci-fi mystery A Fall in Autumn (Manly Wade Wellman Award); and a mess of short stories. Michael strives to present the humor and humanity at the heart of horror and sci-fi with stories of outcasts and loners finding their people and power. Children of Solitude is his thirteenth book.Michael co-hosts Arcane Carolinas and Data@Rest, studied Performance Studies at UNC Chapel Hill and Appalachian Studies at Appalachian State University, and is a brother in St. Anthony Hall and Mu Beta Psi. He's a member of SFWA and HWA and serves as a Trustee of the NC Writers Network. He lives in North Carolina with his husband and a variety of animals.