Lives of Ilya

You have arrived at the official destination for The Lives of Ilya, a collection of short fiction penned by goth legend Tara Vanflower and lushly illustrated by Daniele Serra. Tara has infused this dark tale with a humanity and vivid atmosphere that stands out in the field of fantastic fiction. The haunting artistry of Daniele Serra brings a visual language that matches and enhances Tara's word pictures to form an experience that stays with the reader long after turning the final page.

For most, "immortal" is just a word, a description of a concept that defies all rational explanation. Born and reborn in the era of Christ, Ilya knows all too well what "immortal" really means. Journey with her across the aeons in her truly eternal quest to find love, solace, or even simple peace with the world and the nature of what she has become.

"Neither a graphic novel nor simply a story with pictures, but an artistic hybrid somewhere between the two...told in Vanflower's deadpan dream transcript style."

- Brian John Mitchell, Silber Media

"An invitation for the reader to be captures by the illusive detachment of literal and metaphorical Vampire"

- Jarboe