Soul Taker - by Jeannine Acheson & Thomas E Sniegoski (Paperback)

Book Synopsis

Surprise! The sweet little old lady next door is actually a millennia-old creature that feeds off the life forces of humanity.

Amarantha is the last of her race, an ancient species that has lived among us for millennia, feeding on the life energies of humanity. Now enjoying a peaceful existence in a retirement community, she continues to consume just enough to survive. But Amarantha has made enemies throughout her long life and an ancient foe thought long defeated has returned and is out for blood, while a newer threat seeks to capture her for their own nefarious purposes! Now Amarantha must do everything in her power to vanquish her enemies and protect the life she has made for herself.

Review Quotes

Radiant characters electrify this sublime horror outing.-- "Kirkus Reviews"

"A fresh direction, intriguing characters . . . I can hardly wait to read the next installment."--Charlaine Harris, New York Times Best-selling author of the Sookie Stackhouse series (based on HBO's True Blood)

"From the opening scene Soul Taker makes it clear we are watching a deadly game of cat and mouse and Amara--whose name means eternal in many cultures-- has been on the run for ages. Perhaps even milleniums if she the same Amara ancient Cretes worshipped as a goddess. One thing for certain, modern day Amara is wickedly clever and does what is necessary to survive, making her an elusive target for the corporate effort to turn her into a biological lab monkey. But loneliness and a chance to care about someone again has kept Amara in one place too long; long enough for two other eternals to find her. Are they cats on the scent, or are they mice that have been lured into a final trap by one of the most enigmatic women in history? To find out we'll need more of this intriguing story from the creative power team of Tom Sniegoski and Jeannine Acheson!"--Terry Moore, Eisner Award-winning creator of Strangers in Paradise

"Full of mystery, action, and intrigue, SOUL TAKER is off to a great start! I can't wait to see where Sniegoski and Acheson take us next!"
--Chris Golden, New York Times Best-selling author and writer of Hellboy in Love and Baltimore

"I love everything Tom Sniegoski writes, and this first exciting issue, written with Jeannine Acheson, introduces a potent mix of players. Soul Taker is a new twist on a fabled genre. I can't wait for more!"
--Jeff Smith, Eisner Award-winning creator of Bone

"Reading Soul Taker made the hair on my arms stand on end. If you like your storytelling dark and unsettling--with a dash of poignant heartbreak--then Sniegoski and Acheson have your poison."--Amber Benson, best known for portraying Tara Maclay in Buffy the Vampire Slayer, and writer & director of Slayers: A Buffyverse Story

"Whoa! Deceptively simple, gorgeous and intriguing. I have to know what happens next in the Soul Taker saga. Recommended!"--Joe R. Lansdale, multiple Bram Stoker Award-winning author of crime and horror novels, including the Hap & Leonard series and Bubba Ho-Tep

About the Author

Jeannine S. Acheson is new to the world of publishing. She is a former seventh-grade English teacher turned comic book writer and novelist. Jeannine wrote her first novel with her writing partner, New York Times best-selling author Thomas E. Sniegoski, during the global pandemic and while she was still teaching. This great experience gave her the push she needed to retire and pursue a full-time writing career. Since leaving the classroom, she has expanded her horizons by writing several comics with Tom Sniegoski, including a Vampirella Valentine's Day special issue, as well as a Vampiverse and a Pantha mini-series for Dynamite Entertainment. She resides on the North Shore of Massachusetts with her husband, Barry.

Tom Sniegoski is a New York Times best-selling author who has written for children, young adults, and adults and has also worked extensively in the comic book industry, for nearly every major comic publisher. He has
scripted such characters as Batman, The Punisher, Buffy the Vampire
Slayer, Teen Titans Go!, Vampirella, Pantha, Hellboy, and Young Hellboy.
He is the only writer ever to have been invited to work on Jeff Smith's
international, award-winning series Bone, working with Smith on Bone: Tall Tales, and an original Bone trilogy, Quest for the Spark, as well as Bone: More Tall Tales, which was released in September 2023. Tom is the author of the groundbreaking teen series The Fallen, which was adapted into a series of movies for television. Some of his other novels include The Demonists, Savage, and Grim Death & Bill the Electrocuted Criminal with Hellboy creator Mike Mignola, which is currently being adapted as a dramatic podcast by the content studio, Echoverse. He is also the author of the popular urban fantasy series featuring angel-turned-private eye Remy Chandler, beginning with A Kiss Before the Apocalypse. Tom is currently working with his writing partner, Jeannine Acheson, on the first book in a new urban fantasy series, Nira: A Constance Evermore Story, from Bad Hand Books. He was born and raised in the Boston area, where he still lives with his wife LeeAnne, and their French bulldog, Harvey.

Valeria Burzo (Naples, 6 December 1986) is an Italian cartoonist and illustrator. In 2013, she obtained a two-year degree in Design and Applied Arts, Cinema and TV Scenography section at the Academy of Fine Arts in Naples.
She has worked on several comic projects including collaborating with Luca Raimondo on the pencils of Il Cabalista di Praga published by Glenat, L'Ultimo Scugnizzo published by Marotta & Cafiero Editore, Le Indagini di Tom Bacardi published by Edizioni Inkiostro, Samuel Stern published by Bugs Comics, The Witches of World War II published by TKO Studios, Castle Full of Blackbirds published by Darkhorse, and The Hunt for the Skinwalker published by Boom Studios.