![]() ![]() The vampires are your classic gothic horror variety they can’t cross open thresholds and running water, with the added twist that the four original bloodlines of the empire each have a bonus power. Both of these stories are of particular interest to his observer, a vampire secretary of one of the vampire emperors who currently rule the world ever since it got locked into eternal night. Our storyteller is Gabriel de León - silversaint and terror to vampires - as he tells the stories of his childhood training to become a saint and his quest to find the holy grail to save the world in two different time periods. “ Empire of the Vampire is told in the increasingly popular historical analyst narrative style, as made famous by Name of the Wind. It struggles with tonal issues, pacing, and direction and is chock full of herculean pros and devastating cons.” ![]() ![]() While this stylistic choice certainly differentiates Empire from most of the other books of 2021, it also makes it very hard to connect with or take seriously. “If I needed to describe Empire of the Vampire, by Jay Kristoff, in one word, that word would be ‘extra.’ This gigantic epic fantasy, that reads like a cross between Interview with a Vampire and The Name of the Wind, does everything in its power to be edgier than the sharpest knife, louder than a gigaton bomb, and more intense than a life-threatening wound. ![]()
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