The Cliffs of Insanity

Tracy Angelina Evans has been writing since the age of five, starting with animal characters and illustrated short stories, and eventually graduating to original myths starting in her teens. She became interested in the world of the Vampire at the age of 11 and began studying the role of this fascinating creature in cultures from around the world. This research, combined with her knowledge and experience of world myth and personal myth, gave birth to The Chalice. Ms. Evans is originally from Asheville, North Carolina, but currently resides in Duncan, South Carolina with her aunt, three dogs, five cats, and an iPod.

The Chalice is the first of a potentially three-novel series entitled The Vampire Relics. It focuses on the first of these relics, the chalice, created by one of the original Vampires, Kelat, the Mother of Memory, in an attempt to break the spell cast upon ten of her people that resulted in the creation of Vampires. Thinking the experiment a failure, Kelat discards the cup only to later discover that it has somehow bound all Vampires, both human and the original ten non-human, to its destiny. A renegade Vampire, Cadmus Pariah, has come into possession of the relic and is using it to his own advantage. The story introduces the Vampires, their origins and society, in a series of vignettes associated with the chalice, culminating in a showdown between Kelat and the exiled Cadmus over who will possess and control the chalice and, in turn, all of Vampire-dom. The book is written in a lyrical format often associated with mythic tales, eschewing modern minimalism, and has been very well-received by those who have read excerpts from the manuscript.