For nearly three decades, vampires have waged war against humanity building their eternal empire even as they tear down our own. Featuring the darkly beautiful illustrations of Bon Orthwick It has been twenty-seven long years since the last sunrise. Schwab 'A ripping read' Joe Abercrombie From the SUNDAY TIMES bestselling and award-winning author of the Nevernight Chronicle, comes this masterful new series. There aren’t enough queer vampires out there, and I know if I were an immortal being I wouldn’t spend all my time being straight.'This book is bloody brilliant' V.E. Personally, I am hoping that Kristoff will give us some LGBTQIA+ vampires with lots of sass & snark. Vampire books can be really hit or miss, but the history and mythos of the vampire have so much to offer. And with the cup of the Savior destroyed and the last Silversaint awaiting execution, what can bring an end to this unholy empire?Įmpire of the Vampire is an illustrated dark fantasy epic the bastard lovechild of Interview with the Vampire, The Road and The Name of the Wind.
Their journey with a band of unlikely allies would see Dior and Gabriel forge an unbreakable bond, and set the broken paragon on a road to redemption.īut now, the Grail is shattered. Most importantly, Gabriel will tell of his discovery of the Grail-the legendary cup prophesied to bring an end to the eternal night.īut the Grail was no simple chalice it was a smart-mouthed teenage urchin named Dior. His tale spans years, from his youth in the monastery of San Michel, to the forbidden love that spelled his undoing, and the betrayal that saw his order annihilated. Imprisoned for the murder of the vampiric king, Gabriel is charged with telling the story of his life. Gabriel de León is the last of the Silversaints, a holy order dedicated to defending realm and church, now utterly destroyed. Once, humanity fought bravely against the coldblood legions, but now, we exist only in a few scattered settlements-tiny sparks of light in a growing sea of darkness. Twenty-seven years have passed since the last sunrise, and for almost three decades, the creatures of the night have walked the day without fear. Waiting on Wednesday is all about sharing the books we’re excited for in the future! Today I picked a picked a book from one of my very favorite authors, Empire of the Vampire by Jay Kristoff.
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