jay kristoff empire of the vampire book 2

Those aren’t generally the sorts of vampires we tend to see in much contemporary fiction nowadays, however. Those were the vampires that I grew up with.” “I grew up reading books like Salem’s Lot and watching films like The Lost Boys and Near Dark. They were the scary things that were trying to eat the good people,” Kristoff explains during a wide-ranging conversation with Den of Geek. “When I was a kid, vampires were the monsters under the bed. In this story, the first in a new epic fantasy trilogy, vampires are 100% terrifying again, vicious monsters who kill violently and indiscriminately, and whose powers mean that few humans are capable of standing against them for long.

Published in 1897, Bram Stoker’s Dracula may have sparked a particular vein of horror story that continues to this day (looking at you, American Horror Story: Double Feature), but Anne Rice’s Interview with the Vampire, published in 1976, changed how audiences relate to bloodsuckers forever and plenty of contemporary vampire tales have continued to cast the creatures as broody, desirous, long-suffering anti-heroes burdened by the weight of immortality.īut don’t expect bestselling Australian author Jay Kristoff’s new book, Empire of the Vampire, to follow this modern trend. (The earliest references to blood-drinking creatures date back to ancient Mesopotamia, believe it or not.) But the way we relate to these creatures has shifted throughout the centuries, as legends, folklore, and popular culture have adapted to the needs and fears specific to respective societies. This review is also available on Goodreads.As a species, humans have more or less always been obsessed with vampires. I’m looking forward to the next book in the series. One of my favorite things about this book is all the scenes art throughout the book.Įmpire of the Vampire is a tale of glory and retribution. The insults in this book were amusing, and there were plenty of them. All the other characters were also interesting with a good amount of actions. But I could never allow myself to forget that darkness lived also in me. It was all well and good to be part of the silver flame burning between humanity and the darkness.

But the author made it work, and I enjoyed it regardless of the book’s length. This book was not exactly what I expected, and initially, I was a little skeptical about the storytelling concept. But the unexpected gift and the curse he was born with took him to great heights through the rise and fall of empires. Gabriel de León never thought his life could be anything other than being a blacksmith in his small town. Type: Book 1 of 3 from Empire of the Vampire Trilogy

Jay kristoff empire of the vampire book 2