October 7th, 2025
In fiction, vampires need to consume human blood in order to survive. In reality: it only gets them high.
October 1999. Burnsville, Minnesota. The Church of Virtue on Maple Island Road is the meeting place of two contrary groups of vampires: the Chamber of Commerce, a powerful political organization of active vampires who run the town; and the Dampers, a small community who have made the personal decision to abstain from feeding on human beings, choosing instead to gather in the basement to support one another through this unconventional lifestyle.
When a beloved Damper is brutally murdered, the two societies clash as the Dampers search relentlessly for the killer.
Dennis Vogen blurs the boundaries of genre and digs his nails deep in this transcendent story of sex, violence, obsession and power; of hunger, pain, kindness and responsibility.
Maple Island explores the heights of hope and depths of despair built into modern society.
This work has been designed for mature readers.
Maple Island is in production now for an official release on November 7, 2025.
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