Empire of the Vampire
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Summary
From holy cup comes holy light;
The faithful hands 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 couldn’t 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。
From the New York Times bestselling author of the Nevernight Chronicle， Jay Kristoff， comes the first book of an astonishing illustrated dark fantasy saga。
The faithful hands 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 couldn’t 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。
From the New York Times bestselling author of the Nevernight Chronicle， Jay Kristoff， comes the first book of an astonishing illustrated dark fantasy saga。
Reviews
Fraz Pannett
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The story - ⭐⭐⭐⭐The writing - ⭐⭐⭐Overall - ⭐⭐⭐⭐Part review。。。 Alright so I got the first 300 pages as an ARC and I am HOOKED， but not gonna lie it did take me a little while to get into it。 I think the timeline jumps are a little irritating， I'm not a big fan of the telling a story of someone telling a story mechanism either， but luckily the story is engaging， it sounds like some shit is gonna go DOWN and I am here for it。Fave quote - Let's finish this baby first！Fave moment - ☝🏻☝🏻☝🏻I received a The story - ⭐⭐⭐⭐The writing - ⭐⭐⭐Overall - ⭐⭐⭐⭐Part review。。。 Alright so I got the first 300 pages as an ARC and I am HOOKED， but not gonna lie it did take me a little while to get into it。 I think the timeline jumps are a little irritating， I'm not a big fan of the telling a story of someone telling a story mechanism either， but luckily the story is engaging， it sounds like some shit is gonna go DOWN and I am here for it。Fave quote - Let's finish this baby first！Fave moment - ☝🏻☝🏻☝🏻I received an ARC from Netgalley in return for an honest review。 。。。more
Amanda Morris Bledsoe
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The intertwining of Past and Present， of three different timelines being told by one speaker without losing clarity is masterful in it's own right， but the gutwrenching emotional toil this book took on me is a clear indicator of Kristoff's ability to tell a story。 Many authors can write a book， but in my experience they are not all storytellers。 Empire of the Vampire is filled with compelling characters on all sides。 Even Danton and Liathe command your attention the moment they burst into the pa The intertwining of Past and Present， of three different timelines being told by one speaker without losing clarity is masterful in it's own right， but the gutwrenching emotional toil this book took on me is a clear indicator of Kristoff's ability to tell a story。 Many authors can write a book， but in my experience they are not all storytellers。 Empire of the Vampire is filled with compelling characters on all sides。 Even Danton and Liathe command your attention the moment they burst into the page。 Not to mention Astrid， Gabriel， Chloe， and the rest of the Grail fellowship。 This is a book for the faithful， for the skeptic， for those that have lost hope， and for those who have found something to believe in again。 This isn't a story about Heroes， but about doing what's right no matter your vendetta。 。。。more
Jessica
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I am conscious that I have to be really careful with this review as I must guard the secrets of the empire but oh boy – I was gifted a sampler of this novel via Net Galley and it blew me away – so much so as soon as I finished the sampler I pre-ordered the novel straight away （out September 2nd）。 The novel’s premise has a similar feel to the movie/novel ‘Interview with a Vampire’ as the narrative is framed by a present-day interview in which Gabriel （the protagonist） is recounting his life story I am conscious that I have to be really careful with this review as I must guard the secrets of the empire but oh boy – I was gifted a sampler of this novel via Net Galley and it blew me away – so much so as soon as I finished the sampler I pre-ordered the novel straight away （out September 2nd）。 The novel’s premise has a similar feel to the movie/novel ‘Interview with a Vampire’ as the narrative is framed by a present-day interview in which Gabriel （the protagonist） is recounting his life story to a vampire。 This book has an “epic” feel to it from the very beginning。 The vampires are gritty， dark， horrifying and nightmare-inducing。 The characters are flawed， broken and stumbling their way through the darkness。 Throw in a few magical items， sex scenes， a large quantity of blood and gore， superstition， faith， gothic realness， a multitude of sins and you have reached EPIC – but what truly makes it epic is the writing， high quality suspense writing that leaves you aching for chapter after chapter。 As well as the writing – you have to take a moment to appreciate the illustrations and artwork on the front cover – STUNNING。It thrills me that this is only the first book in what is promised to be a dark fantasy saga， just those three words send tingles down my spine。 I can’t wait to see where the rest of this novel/series goes and I will definitely be checking out Jay Kristoff’s Nevernight Chronicles series。 Vampires are definitely making a comeback in this tale…**Please note this is not a book for children or young adults！** Kristoff himself describes the book as， “If Interview with a Vampire hooked up with Name of the Wind in an S&M club while all eight seasons of GAME OF THRONES streamed in the background （consecutively not simultaneously）！” 。。。more
Chance
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Before:I’m so excited for this book I can hardly stand it。 ObsidianMoonCrate’s special edition’s got me like 😱🤤🤩 and I can barely breathe。 I’ve been pumping myself up for MONTHS。 I made a Pinterest board。 I’ve listened to the playlists， I’ve watched all of Kristoff’s stories， and I’ve seen Lost Boys 1787654332 times in preparation for the hypnotic and gothic old school feel of this series。 I。 Am。 Dying。 The FULL tarot deck that comes with the STENCILLED book doesn’t hurt， either。 The cover alone Before:I’m so excited for this book I can hardly stand it。 ObsidianMoonCrate’s special edition’s got me like 😱🤤🤩 and I can barely breathe。 I’ve been pumping myself up for MONTHS。 I made a Pinterest board。 I’ve listened to the playlists， I’ve watched all of Kristoff’s stories， and I’ve seen Lost Boys 1787654332 times in preparation for the hypnotic and gothic old school feel of this series。 I。 Am。 Dying。 The FULL tarot deck that comes with the STENCILLED book doesn’t hurt， either。 The cover alone deserves 5 stars， the billion different arcs deserve 473828 stars， never mind Kristoff’s gory and trenchant writing style。 This series is my new obsession and I have no shame。 。。。more
Madeline
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I really do not care for Jay Kristoff but uh…。 I gotta know。 I just gotta see。
Charli
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If this sampler is any indication of just how incredible this book is going to be then I can’t wait for my copies to be delivered。 I can tell this book is going to break me in half and never let me put the pieces back together again。
Jayadev
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This is the review of a sampler 328 pages long （about 45 percent of the book）。 I would like to thank the publisher HarperCollins UK and Netgalley for providing me with the sampler。 Gabriel de Léon is a Silver saint， a member of a holy order of men tasked with the duty of annihilating the unholy and wretched creatures that thrive in the darkness。 They failed， the dead walk the lands and rule it， the sun is nothing more than a mild patch of light in the sky， humanity is all but defeated and Ga This is the review of a sampler 328 pages long （about 45 percent of the book）。 I would like to thank the publisher HarperCollins UK and Netgalley for providing me with the sampler。 Gabriel de Léon is a Silver saint， a member of a holy order of men tasked with the duty of annihilating the unholy and wretched creatures that thrive in the darkness。 They failed， the dead walk the lands and rule it， the sun is nothing more than a mild patch of light in the sky， humanity is all but defeated and Gabriel now the last of his order is imprisoned awaiting his death for the murder of the Forever King， the previous ruler of the highbloods （the name vampires are called in this series）。 Before his execution， Gabriel is asked to tell the story of his life， the origin of his extreme hate for the highbloods， how he became the hero that he was and finally how he partook in quest that could've saved humanity but instead ended up failing it。 Immediately this reminded me of 'The Kingkiller Chronicle' and it was no surprise when the author mentioned that it was one of his inspirations for this book。We follow Gabriel as he recounts the tale of his journey from a lowly peasant to the man he has become。 Starting from his point of view of the event known as the 'Daysdeath' which blotted out the sun and plunged the lands into a perpetual cycle of night and twilight。 This event emboldened the highblood's who until now choose to remain at the edge of civilisation to extend their hungry arms to the lands of the empire。 The story jumps forward and backwards in time （depending on how drunk Gabriel is） highlighting the trials and tribulations he faced。 I really enjoyed Gabriel's character， we were introduced to him being a cold and cranky old warrior with an addiction to boot， then we see him as a naïve boy who seeks glory and later in another time point a warrior who couldn't give a sixth of a fuck about anything。 A far cry from the man as he was described to us in the very beginning。 What events that lead to his outlook is not specified （this is a sampler after all， I'm sure we'll learn more about in the full book）。 I also loved the banter between Gabriel and Marquis Jean-François his highblood "chronicler" where they argue each other about the ideals of their respective races in moments where Gabriel chooses to pause his tale。 The author has crafted a world that keeps you interested even though the vampire genre is something that has been done to death。 At no point did it feel like there would be a dull moment or the pacing might fall off。 The sampler ends on quite a revelation and I will be eagerly waiting for the full release。 Considering this was the first time I'm reading a book by this author （I've known about Nevernight but wasn't really interested in it， i might give it a try later） the author has left me impressed with the world and characters he has created， If the rest of the book is just as good as what I've read then I can honestly say that this would become the best vampire novels released in quite a while。I won't rate it till I've read the full book but this review sampler is easily worth a 5 stars 。。。more
Kazuzu
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Problematic author。 Appropriates Asian culture in his books and proceeds to ignore Asians and be silent during Asian Hate Protests （blocked me for calling him out） There are several a popular Asian authors who made several Twitter thread about him and his behaviour。 Called a Black book blogger “Worthless piece of noise” all because she had an opinion on a book。 You know， what Book bloggers do。 Sexualizing a 16 year old characters。 Like seriously， a boob job？ Overall his stories are boring and he Problematic author。 Appropriates Asian culture in his books and proceeds to ignore Asians and be silent during Asian Hate Protests （blocked me for calling him out） There are several a popular Asian authors who made several Twitter thread about him and his behaviour。 Called a Black book blogger “Worthless piece of noise” all because she had an opinion on a book。 You know， what Book bloggers do。 Sexualizing a 16 year old characters。 Like seriously， a boob job？ Overall his stories are boring and he can’t write for shit。 He’s just another privileged authors in the book industry along side SJM， CC and so many more。 Don’t believe me？ Type JK’s name is a problematic authors are a whole tumblr and Twitter thread will show up。Also， JK stans and fangirls， call me out or whatever but I’m sticking to opinions on him ❤️ 。。。more
Yasmin Bateman
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This has been really delayed in coming and I apologise for that。 Thank you so much to Net Galley and Harper Voyager for allowing me acces to the sample for Empire of the Vampire by our wonderfully talented Jay Kristoff。 I will admit shamefully that this has actually been my first book I have ever attempted reading and I must say I am in love。 I will be honest and say that though the sample I have been provided has about 300 odd pages maybe a few more I only read part one。 Only because I want to This has been really delayed in coming and I apologise for that。 Thank you so much to Net Galley and Harper Voyager for allowing me acces to the sample for Empire of the Vampire by our wonderfully talented Jay Kristoff。 I will admit shamefully that this has actually been my first book I have ever attempted reading and I must say I am in love。 I will be honest and say that though the sample I have been provided has about 300 odd pages maybe a few more I only read part one。 Only because I want to enjoy reading the rest ad gush about this book even more。 I mean who doesn't love sexy vampire men。 I love the premise of where this book is going and I love Jay's snarky way of writing。 I think it's brilliant。 He is definitely not shy of having his characters saying exactly what they are thinking。 I can honestly say that we are all in for a treat come September。 So I say bring it on！！！ And Give me more Gabe！！！#DontRuinTheEmpire #NetGalley 。。。more
Louisa Heaton
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First off， this book is BEAUTIFULLY written！ The descriptions， the language used to create story and perfect character and imagery is first class！ From the first page， this held my attention。 It has Page Turning Quality that left me hungry for more。 Will definitely be buying a physical version of this。
Story Eater
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Sounds a bit like a derivation of The Witcher。
Rachel
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Gabriel de León is the last Silversiant， a member of a holy order which protects humanity against the vampires who have waged war on the realm for generations。 Now， as a prisoner of those he has fought against， he is forced to recount his life story to a coldblood who records his words in order that history is preserved - or perhaps to glean information on a lost relic。I do love a good vampire story， and this book from the outset dives straight into all that a fight against the unholy should be。 Gabriel de León is the last Silversiant， a member of a holy order which protects humanity against the vampires who have waged war on the realm for generations。 Now， as a prisoner of those he has fought against， he is forced to recount his life story to a coldblood who records his words in order that history is preserved - or perhaps to glean information on a lost relic。I do love a good vampire story， and this book from the outset dives straight into all that a fight against the unholy should be。 Violent and gruesome， and with perfect levels of dark and wonderfully foul gore， this is definitely not one for the kids。 Through the prison setting in the dark castle tower and the world beyond described retrospectively， we are drawn into this realm ravished by war and tainted by death。 From the San Michon monastery in the mountains to the haunting and empty villages， the world building is sublime。 The characters are varied and diverse; protagonist Gabriel is instantly likeable in a rough heroic way， his sense of humour and no nonsense attitude balance out his pain and anger making him an easy character to root for。 It has been a while since I have read a vampire book that feels like a classic， and this novel has given me a huge sense of nostalgia for my teenage years when I devoured the Stoker and Anne Rice novels。 This book draws on all the traditional elements of the vampire genre and shrouds them in a new and ingenious adventure。 This is a gothic masterpiece。Many thanks to NetGalley for the opportunity to read and review this。 I cannot wait for the book to be released， and indeed for the next in the series。 。。。more
Librow0rm Christine
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Whilst I want to give huge thanks to Harper Collins U。K。 and NetGalley for the EOTV sampler in exchange for an honest review…I also want to seriously kick your boney （or not so boney - don’t know， don’t care，） behinds！ How dare you just slip me a sampler and leave me dangling in a cliff edge for the next 6 weeks！ Do you know the emotional damage you have done leaving me like this？？？Kristoff has done it again！ This is arse kicking， head chopping， foot stomping vampire madness of the highest order Whilst I want to give huge thanks to Harper Collins U。K。 and NetGalley for the EOTV sampler in exchange for an honest review…I also want to seriously kick your boney （or not so boney - don’t know， don’t care，） behinds！ How dare you just slip me a sampler and leave me dangling in a cliff edge for the next 6 weeks！ Do you know the emotional damage you have done leaving me like this？？？Kristoff has done it again！ This is arse kicking， head chopping， foot stomping vampire madness of the highest order！ The quotes， the snark， the bloody violence and hell forged damnation that pulls you in to a world of darkness， blood and silver！I can say no more…except I want this book， NOW！！！ 。。。more
BookMadLibrarian
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Thanks to NetGalley and the publishers for the exclusive sampler of Jay Kristoff’s new book Empire of the Vampire。 There are no spoilers in this review （#DontRuinTheEmpire）。Empire of the Vampire is dark， brutal， gory and funny- elements that make this book a fantastic read and left me wanting more。 As it’s only a sampler， I got to read just over 300 pages of the story and I now have to wait until September to find out what happens！ I’ve preordered the book and I’m counting down the days until it Thanks to NetGalley and the publishers for the exclusive sampler of Jay Kristoff’s new book Empire of the Vampire。 There are no spoilers in this review （#DontRuinTheEmpire）。Empire of the Vampire is dark， brutal， gory and funny- elements that make this book a fantastic read and left me wanting more。 As it’s only a sampler， I got to read just over 300 pages of the story and I now have to wait until September to find out what happens！ I’ve preordered the book and I’m counting down the days until it arrives。 I love vampire stories and when I read the summary of Empire of the Vampire， I had to request it！ I am slightly ashamed to say that I have not read any of Kristoff’s books before （currently have his books ordered and can’t wait to read them！）。I really love Kristoff’s writing style and the way he brings the characters to life in this book。 One of my favourite elements of this book is the brutal banter between Gabriel and Jean Francois; it made me laugh out loud at how colourful （to put it mildly- mothers may be offended quite a bit！） and original the insults are！ Another interesting element is how Gabriel creates a picture for us of the world in which he lives through his description of the battles， his enemies and his fellow brothers of the Silver Order。 It’s unique and beautifully brutal so make sure you get a copy when it’s published in September。 You won’t be disappointed！ 。。。more
Jennifer Ayre
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I think a lot of people are going to be very very happy when they get their hands on this one！ If you liked the bloodiness of Mia Corvere， and the Vampire-ness of Erik from True Blood- then you'll enjoy EOTV。 It took me a while to get into it。 Vampires aren't usually my thing， and the different time lines took some getting used to。 However， once I got into it I really enjoyed it and now can't wait for the next book！ I had thought that this was a standalone， but luckily for us， Jay Kristoff is bl I think a lot of people are going to be very very happy when they get their hands on this one！ If you liked the bloodiness of Mia Corvere， and the Vampire-ness of Erik from True Blood- then you'll enjoy EOTV。 It took me a while to get into it。 Vampires aren't usually my thing， and the different time lines took some getting used to。 However， once I got into it I really enjoyed it and now can't wait for the next book！ I had thought that this was a standalone， but luckily for us， Jay Kristoff is blessing us with more bloodthirsty vamps， and I am here for it！*searches out old episodes of True Blood to get the fix* 。。。more
Jeann （Happy Indulgence）
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I finished this book last night and I'm still fumingJAY KRISTOFF IS A FUCKING BASTARDThat is all。 I finished this book last night and I'm still fumingJAY KRISTOFF IS A FUCKING BASTARDThat is all。 。。。more
Neeharika Goteti
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The book is good with the blood and gore ， and shouldn't forget the violence。 I did enjoy reading it to some extent ， the pages filled with blood made me get detached from the book for some time ， but it pulled me back again with the unexpected twists。 On the whole ， it gave me a spine chilling experience。 The book is good with the blood and gore ， and shouldn't forget the violence。 I did enjoy reading it to some extent ， the pages filled with blood made me get detached from the book for some time ， but it pulled me back again with the unexpected twists。 On the whole ， it gave me a spine chilling experience。 。。。more
Witch With A Book
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Damn you Jay！ I am hooked and need to get this whole book asap！ The characters are amazing from just what you read in this book， it's full of dark humour and back handed comments Just love it Damn you Jay！ I am hooked and need to get this whole book asap！ The characters are amazing from just what you read in this book， it's full of dark humour and back handed comments Just love it 。。。more
Shona
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I could not put this book down， I'm now desperate to get my hands on the book when it's finally published in September！"Why do I feel like I'm striking a bargain with the devil？" "Oh， I'm twice as crafty as the devil， Gabriel de Leon。 But we'll not be striking anything lest you ask me nicely。"This book gave me vibes like a fairy-tale or heroic epic， like Odysseus， Gabriel de Leon has become a legend and myth with tales whispered among the humans。 He has become a legend without flaws， a saviour， I could not put this book down， I'm now desperate to get my hands on the book when it's finally published in September！"Why do I feel like I'm striking a bargain with the devil？" "Oh， I'm twice as crafty as the devil， Gabriel de Leon。 But we'll not be striking anything lest you ask me nicely。"This book gave me vibes like a fairy-tale or heroic epic， like Odysseus， Gabriel de Leon has become a legend and myth with tales whispered among the humans。 He has become a legend without flaws， a saviour， but of course what hero is truly imperfect？ Gabriel de Leon certainly isn't and in truth like most hero's he has his flaws， he wants to be the legendary hero that others whisper about， but that leads to endangering and compromising others lives。There is not one character that I didn't enjoy meeting in this book， I am so excited to learn more about each and every character from Aaron de Coste to Astrid Rennier and most of all I cannot what for more foulmouthed insults， what is a Kristoff book without that！More importantly， this book is unlike any other vampire book。 If you are exhausted by the vampire hype， then this book will wake you up！ The world building and vampire system is unlike anything I've seen before。 There are of course elements of cliché's but Kristoff manages to invent new exciting twists。 I cannot wait to see how this world develops even further and this is only the first book， so I just know that there is bound to be more blood shed and surprises before the end。 。。。more
Abbey
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I have to say the biggest thank you to Harper Collins Australia for an ARC of this amazing， dark and gripping novel。 Can’t wait to get my finished copy！
Nicki Markus
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THIS REVIEW IS BASED ON A SAMPLE OF APPROX。 HALF THE NOVELOverall， my initial impressions of this story are good。 I enjoy Kristoff's prose style， and I like that he doesn't shy away from a little darkness in his stories。 Gabriel is an engaging character and I quickly got caught up in his narrative， wanting to know more about his life and the experiences that had led him to his current situation。 The world building was nicely handled， with the reader learning things as Gabriel does， through his n THIS REVIEW IS BASED ON A SAMPLE OF APPROX。 HALF THE NOVELOverall， my initial impressions of this story are good。 I enjoy Kristoff's prose style， and I like that he doesn't shy away from a little darkness in his stories。 Gabriel is an engaging character and I quickly got caught up in his narrative， wanting to know more about his life and the experiences that had led him to his current situation。 The world building was nicely handled， with the reader learning things as Gabriel does， through his narration of past events， and when I reached the end of the sample， I was keen to see how things would progress through the rest of the story。 I think this book will appeal to fans of vampire fictions， and it certainly won't disappoint those who've enjoyed Kristoff's previous works， as it has a similar vibe。Thanks to NetGalley and the publisher for the opportunity to read this sample。 。。。more
Kate Keaveny
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Thank you for the sample of this #netgalley。 It is written as well as I would expect from the amazing Jay Kristoff， hooking you in from the first page。I love the premise of an empire that is ruled by vampires with laws to protect them。 I can’t wait to read the entire book！
Aliyah
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I can’t believe I actually got an ARC？！？ Super excited to read it‼️
Leslie
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Contrary to what you may think， given the title， this is not a story entirely about vampires。ok， well， yes， it is a story with vampires。 But， truly， this is a story of a man。 A man so broken that he has lost faith in God， mankind， the world and himself。 And I don't blame him。 How can one carry faith， when the world takes so much？ How can you not question， when the answers are so vague？ The structure， pacing， plot， world buiding， character development and tone are all on point。 This book is long Contrary to what you may think， given the title， this is not a story entirely about vampires。ok， well， yes， it is a story with vampires。 But， truly， this is a story of a man。 A man so broken that he has lost faith in God， mankind， the world and himself。 And I don't blame him。 How can one carry faith， when the world takes so much？ How can you not question， when the answers are so vague？ The structure， pacing， plot， world buiding， character development and tone are all on point。 This book is long and to keep all these points on target is no small task。 But it was accomplished and done very well。 There were three timelines in this novel。 Prepare to live inside the book for a bit。 I can spend all day taking about the themes and sub plots because this book is multi layered and deep。 Soul searching deep that goes way beyond a fantasy world。 But as a fantasy story， it was highly entertaining with heart pounding and soul crushing scenes。 If you have read Kristoffs other works， you will see that this is his greatest work and will be comforted by the familiar unique writing that he is known for。 I've read nearly every book by Kristoff and he has a gift for crafting a sentence。 Thought provoking in a way that allows you to search within oneself to see the things you don't want to see and sometimes the things you didn't know were there。 He has also created some of my favorite characters with such complexity and grey morality that I feel as if they were actually alive and breathing。 "Aim your heart to the world"， you are not ready 🖤5/5 ⭐Content warning Violence （duh）， adult language （it's Kristoff）， gore （obviously）， sexual content and graphic content。 Not for the eyes of children or young teens。Thank you so much to the publisher for providing an early copy 。。。more
Carola
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Re-read 3 august 2021Bloody hell what was this？！ 😳First of all I love the way Kristoff explains things to the reader。 By using Jean-François profound interrogation it allows us readers to get to know the world in an unique way。 I liked the way the different timelines exchange every once in a while with the beginning of a new chapter。 It makes me curious what happened so you are eager to keep on reading。The chapters are not to long which makes it easy to stop reading after one chapter is finished Re-read 3 august 2021Bloody hell what was this？！ 😳First of all I love the way Kristoff explains things to the reader。 By using Jean-François profound interrogation it allows us readers to get to know the world in an unique way。 I liked the way the different timelines exchange every once in a while with the beginning of a new chapter。 It makes me curious what happened so you are eager to keep on reading。The chapters are not to long which makes it easy to stop reading after one chapter is finished unless you are like me and you get more curious with each new chapter and you can’t put the damn book down 😂Another thing I liked was while reading the events， Gabriel made comments， a lot of times， just one or a couple of lines which gives more glimpses of his character and how he looks at things， but also of his feelings and thoughts。 Those small moments gave definitely something extra to his character and the way I look at him。 “We carry the greatest burdens not on our shoulders， but in our hearts。”So here’s about the main characters。 Astrid is a character I liked from the beginning。 I like she’s very smart and doesn’t hold back or mince her words。 And I like how Gabriel is when he is with her。 They fit each other very well on a deeper level。 “This is madness。 This is absolutely bloody foolishness！”“Let’s call it reckless。”“Oh， pack that schoolboy smile a lunch， Gabriel de León！”The interaction between Jean-François and Gabriel is good。 We know they’re enemies who hate and despise each other through and through。 But there is more than sworn enemies。 And that definitely gives something extra to the story and characters。 “It’s in silence we know ourselves， vampire。 It’s in stillness we hear the questions that truly matter， scratching like baby birds on the eggshells of our eyes。 Who am I？ What do I want？ What have I become？ Truth is， the questions you hear in the quiet are always the most terrifying， because most people never take the time to listen to the answers。”Gabriel is a character I had to grow into。 Jay Jristoff writes grey characters which I love。 Gabriel is a hero who makes decisions I not always understand or would support。 But it does make him， him you know and that is something I can respect。 Further on in the story I got to understand him。 He is honest， he can admit his wrong doing and trying to change those。 He’s been through hell for the most part of his life so I totally understand why he makes the decisions he made。 I feel so much for his character， but most of all sympathy。 I loved the interaction between him and Dior。 He doesn’t like Dior but through events they share he grows into Dior。 Their witty repartee is fun to read and made me laught。 And I’m so curious how their story continues in the next book。A special mention is to Ashbringer。 How I love the idea of a talking sword with an opinion all of her own which she loves to share。 Who helps and annoys Gabriel， which has its consequences， on their journey。Besides all this， Empire of the Vampire has， just like all Jay Kristoff books， a lot of beautiful and meaningful quotes which I love。“It let me do all the things your daughter is starting to figure out she can’t， because your daughter is starting to figure out what a world like this does to young girls。”Just like every Jay Kristoff book， this book made me curse a lot。 It made me angry， sad， laugh out loud， smiling and swearing a lot。 It destroyed me at so many moments I don’t have words for it。 EotV is a rollercoaster to read and made me feel so many different emotions at the same time。 It is really a talent to accomplish this to readers！ One of the first quotes in this book made me very curious which way this story will go on;“I knew。 I think some part of us all knew。”“Knew what？”“That this was the beginning of the end。”“Take comfort， Chevalier。 All things end。”“Oui， vampire。 All things。”For those out there who are going to read this book for the first time， I have one thing to say， better well remember it while reading this book;YOU ARE NOT PREPARED！ 。。。more
Ariel
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Just wanted to say。。。the beginning has me hooked from literally the FIRST line。。。
Kendra Burns
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If Interview with the Vampire and the Witcher had a baby while throwing in a splash of Game of Thrones you'd get this book。 Jay Kristoff's world building was on point。 He created a world that both thrilled me and terrified me。 Let's just say I wouldn't want to live there。 If Interview with the Vampire and the Witcher had a baby while throwing in a splash of Game of Thrones you'd get this book。 Jay Kristoff's world building was on point。 He created a world that both thrilled me and terrified me。 Let's just say I wouldn't want to live there。 。。。more
Leah （Jane Speare）
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In the vein of Name of the Wind， a vampire hunter recounts the fantastical events from his life to his executioner。 This epic dystopian fantasy is dark and seductive and includes frightening artwork that brings the story even more alive。 The violence！ The expletives！ The smut！ What’s not to love？
Ella
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Ok， now I am properly excited for a full copy。 This had an epic expansive world with lots of lore and a dark bloody atmosphere。 "What a world this would be， were it not held wholly and solely in the grip of stubborn old men。" It follows Gabriel de León （our cynical vampire hunter protag） across three timelines; one in which he is imprisoned by vampires and two detailing his past - All equally as entertaining！Now when I say this is about vampires I don't mean sparkly， sexy men - I mean brutal， vic Ok， now I am properly excited for a full copy。 This had an epic expansive world with lots of lore and a dark bloody atmosphere。 "What a world this would be， were it not held wholly and solely in the grip of stubborn old men。" It follows Gabriel de León （our cynical vampire hunter protag） across three timelines; one in which he is imprisoned by vampires and two detailing his past - All equally as entertaining！Now when I say this is about vampires I don't mean sparkly， sexy men - I mean brutal， vicious bloodthirsty animals that made for some badass fight scenes。 Gruesome， cinematic and badass I can't wait to get my hands on a full illustrated copy。Thank you to Netgalley and Harper Voyager for a >300p sampler。 。。。more
Belinda
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OMG Vampires are Back I am in no way surprised that I loved this book。 The hype has been huge and I cant wait to sell this later this year。 The story is all that I hope for， hot， juicy， steamy， fast， bloody。 and just so Jay Kristoff。 This book will be huge。
Reference
google book https://www.google.com/search?tbm=bks&q=Empire of the Vampire
hathitrust digital library https://babel.hathitrust.org/cgi/ls?q1=Empire of the Vampire&field1=ocr&a=srchls&ft=ft&lmt=ft
The British Library https://bll01.primo.exlibrisgroup.com/discovery/search?query=any,contains,Empire of the Vampire&tab=LibraryCatalog&search_scope=Not_BL_Suppress&vid=44BL_INST:BLL01&lang=en&offset=0