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Christian Baines

    Christian Baines explores travel, theatre, film, television, and various facets of queer life, blending fact and fiction. His imaginative narratives have given rise to novels, including the queer urban fantasy series The Arcadia Trust, the horror novella Skin, and Puppet Boy. His work often delves into themes of sexuality and identity within unconventional settings. Baines is known for his imaginative storytelling and ability to craft compelling worlds.

    The Beast Without
    • 2022

      The Beast Without

      • 268 pages
      • 10 hours of reading

      Reylan is everything a Sydney vampire aspires to be: wealthy, handsome and independent, carefully feeding off companions plucked from the gay bars of Oxford Street. When one of those companions is killed by Jorgas, a hot-headed young werewolf prowling his streets, Reylan reluctantly puts his cherished lifestyle of blood and boys on hold to help a mysterious alliance of supernatural beings track down the beast. It can't be that hard... not when Jorgas keeps coming after him. But there's more to this werewolf than a body count and a bad attitude. As their relationship grows deeper and more twisted, Reylan tastes Jorgas' blood, reawakening desires the vampire had thought long dead. And what evolves between them may be far more dangerous than some rival predator in the dark...

      The Beast Without