The immortal knight, Richard of Ashbury, pursues the vampire Guy Fawkes in a chase that destroys William Shakespeare.

It is AD 1605, London. England's new king is at risk.

James I has taken the throne but a faction of rogue immortals means to replace him with their puppet monarch.

Only the Order of the White Dagger can stop them.

Richard of Ashbury returns in the new short story Vampire Bard.

Featuring the pursuit of Guy Fawkes and his immortal accomplices in the Gunpowder Plot, leading to a showdown with an immortal player of the King's Men in the Globe Theatre that has terrible consequences for their playwright William Shakespeare.

Please note : the Immortal Knight Chronicles Short Stories are to be read in conjunction with the main series, which starts with the novel Vampire Crusader.

Richard of Ashbury has performed countless heroic deeds down the centuries and fought in hundreds of battles that will not feature in the main novel series. But they are too good to miss. That is why some of these episodes will be told in these short stories.

So join Richard and his companions now for their next thrilling adventure, this time in Stuart England!

The events of Vampire Bard take place after Book 7 Vampire Armada of the Immortal Knight Chronicles.