![]() ![]() “ I do here vow Let the dark know my name and despair. At fifteen, Gabriel was whisked away from his home to San Michon, a holy place where he is trained in the art of killing vampires. What’s that you might well ask? Silversaints are palebloods (half vampire) who have taken a vow to protect the church and the realm from coldbloods, full-on vampires. I was gifted a copy of Jay Kristoff’s novel Empire of the Dead last Christmas and it seemed like a good time to take a crack at it because I am now on holiday. Not really two things that make my very-much-still-beating bookish heart pitter pat. The first in a series, no less! Because 700+ pages. I enjoyed Grady Hendrix’s The Southern Book Club’s Guide to Slaying Vampires and Christopher Buehlman’s The Lesser Dead, but never in my wildest dreams did I think I was going to enjoy a 700+ page high fantasy novel about vampires. ![]() It’s hard to find books about vampires with any real bite, y’know. Unless you sparkle, you’re my favourite fantasy creature. ![]()
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