32 ratings | 8 reviews | avg rating:4.81

more photos (1)

Peter W. Dawes’s Followers (76)

Peter’s Bookshelves

to-read (100)
currently-reading (14)
read (37)
action-adventure-fantasy (1)
by-me-peter-dawes (12)
historical-fantasy (1)
m-m-fiction (1)
medieval-historical-fantasy (1)
morbid-curiosity (1)
research-books (1)

Peter’s Friends (350)

Petronela Ungureanu

260 books | 4,575 friends

Becca Diane

1,186 books | 138 friends

Troy Ratliff

766 books | 2,612 friends

Robert Zimmermann

11,675 books | 1,407 friends

Shannon MacLeod

197 books | 1,525 friends

Miss Thing

2,152 books | 87 friends

Ann Thorrson

1,097 books | 3,268 friends

Stephanie

747 books | 310 friends

More friends…

Peter W. Dawes

Goodreads Author

Born

in Allentown, PA, The United States

Website

http://writerofstuff.com

Twitter

peterdawes

Genre

Fantasy, Historical Fiction, Gay and Lesbian

Influences

Stephen King, Anne Rice, Neil Gaiman ...more

Member Since

June 2011

URL

https://www.goodreads.com/authorpeterdawes

edit data

Peter Dawes is the pen name of USA Today bestselling author of dark and historical fantasy, Connor Peterson. Local to the Philadelphia, PA area, Connor is the wordsmith behind the Vampire Flynn and Deathspell series and has also contributed to the story cycle Red Phone Box (published by Ghostwoods Books) and the anthology Nocturnal Embers (published by Crimson Melodies Publishing). He is also a member of the LGBTQ+ community, an active participant in the Philadelphia writing community, and volunteers as a municipal liaison for National Novel Writing Month.

While Peter Dawes is also the name of the fictional protagonist of the Vampire Flynn books, Connor assures the reader he is not now, nor has he ever been a vampire. (Any similarities are p ...more

Learn more
Ask the Author

To ask Peter W. Dawes questions, please sign up.

Combine Editions
Peter W. Dawes’s books

Average rating: 3.97 · 525 ratings · 114 reviews · 15 distinct works

	Dark as the Grave (The Vampire Flynn, #1) 3.81 avg rating — 182 ratings — published 2010 — 8 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Silence of Ashes (The Vampire Flynn, #2) 4.19 avg rating — 54 ratings — published 2012 — 4 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Temptation in Neon (Nightbreak #1) by Peter W. Dawes (Goodreads Author), Connor Peterson (Goodreads Author) 3.67 avg rating — 27 ratings — published 2018 — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Blade of the Slayer (The Vampire Flynn, #3) 4.39 avg rating — 18 ratings — published 2014 — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Hunting on Halloween liked it 3.00 avg rating — 21 ratings — published 2011 — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Divided By Night (The Vampire Flynn, #4) 4.86 avg rating — 7 ratings — published 2015 — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	A Vampire's Game (The Vampire Flynn, #1.5) 4.71 avg rating — 7 ratings — published 2011 — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Undone By Blood (The Vampire Flynn, #5) 4.50 avg rating — 4 ratings — published 2017 — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Reforged by Death (The Vampire Flynn #6) 3.67 avg rating — 3 ratings — published 2018	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Convention Story Collection it was amazing 5.00 avg rating — 1 rating	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

More books by Peter W. Dawes…

94 posts
Peter W. Dawes's Blog: The Man Behind the Curtain

Dropping Covers (With Pre-Order Link!)

As some of you might have noticed, I’ve been making a more concerted effort to include more queer representation in my dark fantasy books lately. It’s not a new thing, per se — Robin O’Shane’s been bisexual since I first created him — but a lot of things stood in the way of me being more overt about it until recent years. (This is why it takes until Divided By Night for you to meet his boyfriend,

Series by Peter W. Dawes

The Vampire Flynn (5 books)
by

Peter W. Dawes (Goodreads Author)

3.98 avg rating — 272 ratings

Peter is Currently Reading

Peter Dawes is currently reading

The Medium (Liminality #1)

by M.R. Graham (Goodreads Author)

bookshelves: currently-reading

Rate this book

Clear rating

1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

Oct 23, 2015 12:59PM

Peter Dawes is currently reading

His Cocky Cellist (Undue Arrogance, #2)

by Cole McCade (Goodreads Author)

bookshelves: currently-reading

Rate this book

Clear rating

1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

Nov 21, 2018 06:54AM

Peter Dawes is currently reading

M/M Romance Tropes: What They Are and How to Use Them to Plan, Plot, and Market Your Book

by Lyss Em (Goodreads Author)

bookshelves: currently-reading

Rate this book

Clear rating

1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

Oct 10, 2018 11:33AM

Quotes by Peter W. Dawes (?)

“I wondered how a soul could feel so tired after only sixteen years on this mortal coil.”
― Peter W. Dawes, Deathspell

3 likes

Peter’s Quotes

“And what importance do I have in the courtroom of oblivion?”
― Pablo Neruda

51 likes

“Have you ever been in love? Horrible isn't it? It makes you so vulnerable. It opens your chest and it opens up your heart and it means that someone can get inside you and mess you up.”
― Neil Gaiman, The Sandman, Vol. 9: The Kindly Ones

tags: love

36861 likes

“I love you as certain dark things are to be loved,
in secret, between the shadow and the soul.”
― Pablo Neruda, 100 Love Sonnets

tags: love, poetry

16151 likes

“Kill the boy, Jon Snow. Winter is almost upon us. Kill the boy and let the man be born.”
― George R.R. Martin, A Dance with Dragons

tags: aemon-targaryen, jon-snow, maester-aemon

497 likes

“Occasionally, there arises a writing situation where you see an alternative to what you are doing, a mad, wild gamble of a way for handling something, which may leave you looking stupid, ridiculous or brilliant -you just don't know which. You can play it safe there, too, and proceed along the route you'd mapped out for yourself. Or you can trust your personal demon who delivered that crazy idea in the first place.
Trust your demon.”
― Roger Zelazny

tags: passion-play

82 likes

More of Peter’s quotes…

recent posts
Peter’s Groups

ARC Swap — 384 members — last activity Jan 24, 2018 09:25AM
Are you a book blogger that has an ARC that you're not sure what to do with it? How about swapping it with another blogger? ...more

The Genre Underground — 767 members — last activity Nov 28, 2018 12:39PM
Fitting the right book with the right reader. Bringing you the most cutting edge Fantasy, Science Fiction, and Horror that you want to read.

Blogger Book Fair — 101 members — last activity May 04, 2020 11:57PM
Blogger Book Fair! The online fair where author cross promote and promote their own work. Next one is January or February 2013! Blogger Book Fair hel ...more

★Five Star Series★ — 1336 members — last activity Dec 10, 2021 10:14AM
Welcome to Five Star Series. This is a group dedicated to finding, reading and rating the best series out there! We talk about everything from mystery ...more

Lovers of Paranormal — 10569 members — last activity Nov 15, 2025 08:00AM
If, like us, you enjoy anything paranormal, then this place is for you. This is a bookclub dedicated to Paranormal (YA & Adult) Fantasy, dystopia, sci ...more

Bisky's Twitterling's Scribbles! — 985 members — last activity Jan 25, 2020 03:58PM
This is a place for people to discuss their books, published or soon to be. Its more than 140 characters :] The topics here are about your writing, h ...more

99 cent Bestsellers — 3157 members — last activity 18 hours, 12 min ago
Welcome to 99 cent Bestseller. We give you the best books pricing 99 cents from amazon. If you love books then this group is for you. Authors can also ...more

David Ruffle's Sherlock Holmes group — 284 members — last activity Jul 14, 2023 10:59AM
Feel free to pop by and ask questions about my books, about Lyme Regis and about me! Or all matters Holmesian. Or anything.

Queer Fantasy & Science Fiction — 4111 members — last activity 18 hours, 27 min ago
This is an Age Restricted (18+) Group. Your Profile must be set to Public to join. If you are under 18, please visit YA LGBT Books. Formerly the LGBT ...more

More of Peter’s groups…

Peter’s Friend Comments

No comments have been added yet.

Peter W. Dawes’s Followers (76)

Peter W. Dawes

Goodreads Author

Popular Answered Questions