Sickle Tooth: A Vampire Fantasy of Manners (Part One: Bashing Day) by Mason Frey

The first entry in a serialized fantasy of manners chronicling a young girl's descent into vampirism, part one of Sickle Tooth recounts the blustering events of a fortuitous holiday on which the highborn find themselves at the mercy of the peasantry. As the freshly bitten protagonist Altrika Jain struggles to make sense of her burgeoning transformation, the steam powered capitol stands on the brink of rebellion. The citizens rally behind an eloquent young speaker clothed in the livery of a plague doctor while the nobles stage a mock hanging of the emperor. Light-hearted and gamesome, Sickle Tooth is a refreshing entry in the vampire genre featuring elements of steampunk, high fantasy, and romance while simultaneously crafting a unique world of its own.