Empire of the Vampire
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Jay Kristoff
THE INSTANT NEW YORK TIMES, USA TODAY, AND WALL STREET JOURNAL BESTSELLERFrom New York Times bestselling author Jay Kristoff comes Empire of the Vampire, the first illustrated volume of an astonishing new dark fantasy saga.From holy cup comes holy light;The faithful hand sets world aright.And in the Seven Martyrs’ sight,Mere man shall end this endless night.It has been twenty-seven long years since the last sunrise. For nearly three decades, vampires have waged war against humanity; building their eternal empire even as they tear down our own. Now, only a few tiny sparks of light endure in a sea of darkness.Gabriel de León is a silversaint: a member of a holy brotherhood dedicated to defending realm and church from the creatures of the night. But even the Silver Order could not stem the tide once daylight failed us, and now, only Gabriel remains.Imprisoned by the very monsters he vowed to destroy, the last silversaint is forced to tell his story. A story of legendary battles and forbidden love, of faith lost and friendships won, of the Wars of the Blood and the Forever King and the quest for humanity’s last remaining hope: The Holy Grail.
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Author
Jay Kristoff
Pages
672
Publisher
St. Martin's Publishing Group
Published Date
2021-09-14
ISBN
125024529X 9781250245298
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"It had been a while since I read and listened to a great vampire novel and then I read and listened to this! This is WOW! The audiobook takes it to another level. Great illustrations, beautiful and artistic. I loved every minute of this book. As I was reading it gave me Interview with a Vampire vibes, except this would be Interview with a Vampire Killer (Silversaint). I am so glad I joined a buddy read on Instagram, I made new friends and read a great book! I could have easily devoured this book in one or two nights but I paced myself to stretch out my enjoyment.<br/><br/>Gabriel de Leon is a Silversaint, a holy group dedicated to killing monsters…especially vampires. Now a prisoner of a vampire, he is forced to tell his story, specifically how he lost the holy grail. His story is dark fantasy: vulgar, full of adventure, battles, violence, blood, self discovery, and forbidden love. All the while Gabriel teaches us how to insult someone properly! I mean some of the things that come out of his mouth…"
"First of all, my review will not do this book justice. I was glued from the very first page, “Ask me not if God exists, but why he’s such a *****?” This entire tale told from Gabriel de Leon’s POV, at what is presumed to be the end of his journey. Blood paid with blood two fold, friends who become enemies and enemies who were friends all along. I think what I identified with the most is the initial perception of Gabriel’s loss of faith. Being a Silversaint was the closest thing to a purpose the Little Lion had and even then that was ripped from under him. After the amount of tragedy and loss he experiences it isn’t surprising that the greatest of the One Faith Order loses just that. But it’s an awesome journey to find that faith is really nothing more than what you believe in, regardless of what that is.
The world building in here is PHENOMENAL, the characters are amazing and so deep! The aegis, ingenious! I was on the edge of my seat the entire time because I thought I would know and then I didn’t. I think my favorite plot twists for sure are Aaron, and Little Hellion, IYKYK! Nothing makes me feel happier than when a book makes my brain mush from 🤯 reading.
This is by far from over, but I will most definitely be continuing this series, there are so many questions unanswered. Will this really be the end of a hero or the beginning of a rebel once more?? Where the hell does Gabriel really come from?? Where is Dior?? And best of all, Fabién who??? Happy reading!! "
"Excellent dark, gritty fantasy. A truly unique vampire story, which is rare. It hooks you in immediately and I enjoyed the format - it’s told as a spoken account of the main character’s life with the interviewer interrupting throughout. The timeline is not completely linear and it jumps around, but everything eventually connects. The audiobook is fantastic. I can’t wait for the next book! "
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"The Name of the Wind, Interview with a Vampire, Game of Thrones, and The Witcher have a glorious baby and this is it. My second seires from Jay Kristoff and I was instantly blown away. He is vastly descriptive, writes wonderfully complex characters who will stay with you, and fight scenes that make you want to jump in the pages and stab someone just to be apart of the action.... no...just me.....ah well. Yeah I know this is a long book but still the history, diverse characters, and world is so rich you forget yourself while reading.<br/><br/>Again Kristoff can write a character, I mean, dang, so good. Gabriel is a real bastard but the kind of bastard you hate yourself to love. I couldn't get enough of him. The story starts with Gabriel being interviewed and then he pretty much stumbles back and forth in the timeline because he bloody well feels like it. Still it was easy to keep up, though I did have to write down names to keep them straight because there were quite a few. But this is the part were I praise Kristoff again because it wasn't overwhelming and there was no section put aside for info dumping. Thank you!<br/><br/>The story never dragged for me but like The Name of the Wind you are given many endings and are desperate to hear the events leading to them. If you are just here for the fight scenes don't worry, they definitely pick up halfway through. Gabriel was a worthy leader. The kind that makes you swell with pride. Not quite a Darrow O'Lykos but maybe an older jerk of a brother haha. And I so much enjoyed the side characters as well with a couple of twist thrown in. Brilliant.<br/><br/>My only negative would be that a few things were not explained well. Like how the vampire shift was done. Why is it only men are born? Why do Vampires not like rivers? I will say it was a big book and maybe I missed it. Still it didn't ruin my enjoyment, it was just an afterthought.<br/><br/>I squinted at the curls atop the man's head. "I think your cats dead."<br/><br/>"You weep like a child over a dead horse but shoot and innocent in the back and leave God fearing men to be slaughtered like fowlbloods. What kind of hero are you?"<br/>Gabriel laughed shaking his head. "Who the f--k told you I was a hero?"<br/><br/>"Oh blessed face f--kery"<br/><br/>"Here's a truth about sword fighting Cold Blood. Even if your bad at it, when the person your fighting doesn't have one, your still going to be pretty good.""