Empire of the Damned: The most hotly anticipated fantasy sequel of 2024: Book 2 (Empire of the Vampire)

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Every character, every scene - even setting, which plays a huge role the story - are ramped up to 1,000. The framing narrative utilized in Empire of the Vampire is more akin to The Ruin of Kings by Jenn Lyons. Perhaps it was down to the use of cliché though Jay Kristoff certainly had me fooled here for a second. It, in some ways, has that "middle book" syndrome in the sense that it can be a tad aimless at times, but it's never BORING. Jay Kristoff is the NEW YORK TIMES and internationally bestselling author of The Lotus War, The Illuminae Files, and The Nevernight Chronicle.

Eventually, Gabriel, Greyhand and several other silversaints are sent on a hunt after Laure Voss, the Forever King's favorite daughter.

We get perspectives from both the vampire historian Jean-François, as well as from Gabriel’s undead sister Celene and this is where the narrative format of telling a story within a story really shines.

He was also conditioned by his upbringing to find a same sex relationship replusive but then changes his tune which I liked as a character arc. You can change your choices at any time by visiting Cookie preferences, as described in the Cookie notice. But prepare yourself to be absolutely wrecked, because Kristoff will not be denied his turn at the vein. They may be used by those companies to build a profile of your interests and show you relevant adverts on other sites.And this is not a straightforward chronological retelling of his past like the ones shown in, for example, The Name of the Wind by Patrick Rothfuss. Little sounds that reshape or unmake your entire world, like great spells of old to redraw the very lines by which you see yourself and all else about you. For me, I had already read and loved Nevernight, that couldn’t be erased, but how I behaved and reacted could be controlled and done in a way that was respectful of those who were hurt.