Vampire stories are ubiquitous throughout human culture and literature. They speak to our deepest concepts
of good and evil, and our primal fear of dark, supernatural forces that might threaten our lives and our very
souls.
Vampires have always been portrayed as mythical creatures, created by some mysterious, magical, unnatural
or demonic means. They may terrify us, but, in our modern world, when we go to bed at night, we take
comfort in the knowledge that they are not real and won’t be crawling through our bedroom window to feast
on us.
But what if vampires can exist within the parameters of the physical laws of our universe? What if the right
combination of natural forces and circumstances lead to their creation. What if they actually do walk amongst
us? The universe is far more amazing and strange than most people realize.
The Vampire Syndrome explores a scenario in which vampires do exist, posing an existential threat to
humanity. As genuine living creatures, the vampires are not the one-dimensional, exclusively evil creatures of
fantasy horror stories, which makes them far more threatening than their imaginary counterparts. They are
complex individuals, as were the human individuals from whom they were derived. In many ways, they are as
much victims of their condition as the humans upon whom they prey.
This story follows the evolution of the vampires, the conflict between the vampires and the humans, who are
both their progenitors and their prey, and the ultimate resolution of the conflict... or so it seems.
This is a complex story of science and speculation, possibilities and perils, love and loss, good and evil, tragedy
and triumph, unfolding on the expansive stages of the Earth and the universe. It may make you question both
your immediate safety, as you go to bed tonight, and your welfare in times to come, as humans prepare for a
future that will bring us into more intimate contact with the space beyond our world.