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Raised in Rio Rancho, New Mexico, Gaetano Brown was raised on the art of film. A film crew technician and lover of classic movie stories, he took his love for film and brought it into his career as a writer. He is a fan of Stephen King and J.K. Rowling and drew inspiration from both of their writing styles. However, he labels video game writer, Sam Lake, and his work on the 2001 PC classic, Max Payne, as his main influence.
Reviewed by Sefina Hawke for Readers' Favorite
Beyond the Blood by Gaetano Brown is an exceptionally well written novel with an ingenious plot line, and will appeal to those who enjoy works on the concept of immortality. Lucius Freeman is an author who desires success so that he can please both his wife and his father-in-law. Mara is Lucius Freeman’s wife, disenchanted with her life as the wife of an unsuccessful author. Lucius' and Mara’s lives are altered forever when Gloria, a fan of Lucius’ writing, gives him the gift/curse of immortality. Beyond the Blood by Gaetano Brown makes both Lucius and the reader truly question whether immortality is a gift or a curse, and whether mortality is more desirable then immortality.
Move over Twilight and make room for Beyond the Blood; there are new vampires in the world! Gaetano Brown has created a brand new approach to vampires in the world of Beyond the Blood, where vampires are a part of the world and have their own immortal lives which require them to drink the blood of others. The story in Beyond the Blood takes place mostly in Utica, New York, and Gaetano Brown truly does a wondrous job of making the setting and the vampires realistic. Gaetano Brown clearly spent a lot of time considering his characters, their dialogues, personalities, and the inevitable conclusion of Beyond the Blood. The amount of detail Gaetano Brown put into his vampires really blew me away - it was as if he created a different species of people. My favorite quote in Beyond the Blood was told to Gloria by a complete stranger. The quote reads: “While we might spend years in nothing but utter loneliness, in the end we find a way to get what we want.” This quote really spoke to me and I found that it also really described the premise of Beyond the Blood perfectly.
