Loved itJay Kristoff is a wonderful writer. ... I just love Jay Christopher's writing so much. The only reason this series isn't higher for me is because I have foolishly not finished the series yet.
Review 1 of 8
Empire of the Vampire (2019)
Others: Mostly positive "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 Leo n 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." --
- ISBN:
- 9780008350499
- Length:
- 672 pages
Genres: fantasy
Lists: …
Similar books
1 of 6
The Wisdom of Crowds
Joe Abercrombie
2021 · 584 pages · 13 reviews
Others: Mostly positiveChaos. Fury. Destruction. The Great Change is upon us... Some say that to change the world you must first burn it down. Now that belief will be tested in the crucible of revolution: the Breakers and Burners have seized the levers of power, the smoke of riots has replaced the smog of industry, and all must submit to the wisdom of crowds. With nothing left to lose, Citizen Brock is determined to become a new hero for the new age, while Citizeness Savine must turn her talents from profit to survival before she can claw her way to redemption. Orso will find that when the world is turned upside down, no one is lower than a monarch. And in the bloody North, Rikke and her fragile Protectorate are running out of allies... while Black Calder gathers his forces and plots his vengeance. The banks have fallen, the sun of the Union has been torn down, and in the darkness behind the scenes, the threads of the Weaver’s ruthless plan are slowly being drawn together...
Why?
What made the match, strongest first
On 5+ of the same lists54%Also fantasy43%Matt's Fantasy Book Reviews loved bothPersonalize your recommendations3%Empire of the Damned
Jay Kristoff
2024 · 672 pages · 7 reviews
Others: Overwhelmingly positiveFrom holy cup comes holy light; The faithful hands sets world aright. And in the Seven Martyrs’ sight, Mere man shall end this endless night. Gabriel de León has saved the Holy Grail from death, but his chance to end the endless night is lost. Drawn into an uneasy alliance with the mysterious vampire Liathe, Gabriel must now deliver the Grail to ancients of the Blood Esani, and learn the truth of how Daysdeath might be finally undone. But the Last Silversaint faces peril, within and without. Pursued by terrors of the Blood Voss, drawn into warfare between the Blood Dyvok and duskdancers of the frozen Highlands, and ravaged by his own rising bloodlust, Gabriel may not survive to see the Grail learn her truth. And that truth may be too awful for any to imagine.
Why?
What made the match, strongest first
Similar descriptions45%Also fantasy43%2 creators loved bothPersonalize your recommendations12%For the Wolf
Hannah Whitten
2021 · 448 pages · 9 reviews
Others: Leaning positiveThe first daughter is for the Throne. The second daughter is for the Wolf. As the only Second Daughter born in centuries, Red has one purpose—to be sacrificed to the Wolf in the Wood in the hope he'll return the world's captured gods. Red is almost relieved to go. Plagued by a dangerous power she can't control, at least she knows that in the Wilderwood, she can't hurt those she loves. Again. But the legends lie. The Wolf is a man, not a monster. Her magic is a calling, not a curse. And if she doesn't learn how to use it, the monsters the gods have become will swallow the Wilderwood—and her world—whole. The author has provided a list of content warnings here.
Why?
What made the match, strongest first
Also fantasy50%On 5+ of the same lists48%Similar descriptionsPersonalize your recommendations2%Mask of Mirrors
M. A. Carrick
2021 · 688 pages · 18 reviews
Others: Overwhelmingly positiveFortune favors the bold. Magic favors the liars. Ren is a con artist who has come to the sparkling city of Nadežra with one goal: to trick her way into a noble house, securing her fortune and her sister's future. But as she's drawn into the elite world of House Traementis, she realizes her masquerade is just one of many surrounding her. And as nightmare magic begins to weave its way through the City of Dreams, the poisonous feuds of its aristocrats and the shadowy dangers of its impoverished underbelly become tangled…with Ren at their heart.
Why?
What made the match, strongest first
On 5+ of the same lists50%Also fantasyPersonalize your recommendations50%The Library of the Dead
T. L. Huchu
2021 · 336 pages · 5 reviews
Others: PositiveWhen a child goes missing in Edinburgh's darkest streets, young Ropa investigates. She'll need to call on Zimbabwean magic as well as her Scottish pragmatism to hunt down clues. But as shadows lengthen, will the hunter become the hunted? When ghosts talk, she will listen... Ropa dropped out of school to become a ghostalker. Now she speaks to Edinburgh's dead, carrying messages to the living. A girl's gotta earn a living, and it seems harmless enough. Until, that is, the dead whisper that someone's bewitching children--leaving them husks, empty of joy and life. It's on Ropa's patch, so she feels honor-bound to investigate. But what she learns will change her world. She'll dice with death (not part of her life plan...), discovering an occult library and a taste for hidden magic. She'll also experience dark times. For Edinburgh hides a wealth of secrets, and Ropa's gonna hunt them all down.
Why?
What made the match, strongest first
Also fantasy52%On 4 of the same listsPersonalize your recommendations48%Grave Empire
Richard Swan
2025 · 528 pages · 13 reviews
Others: Overwhelmingly positiveBlood once turned the wheels of empire. Now it is money.A new age of exploration and innovation has dawned, and the Empire of the Wolf stands to take its place as the foremost power in the known world. Glory and riches await.But dark days are coming. A mysterious plague has broken out in the pagan kingdoms to the north, while in the south, the Empire's proxy war in the lands of the wolfmen is weeks away from total collapse. Worse still is the message brought to the Empress by two heretic monks, who claim to have lost contact with the spirits of the afterlife. The monks believe this is the start of an ancient prophecy heralding the end of days-the Great Silence. It falls to Renata Rainer, a low-ranking ambassador to an enigmatic and vicious race of mermen, to seek answers from those who still practice the arcane arts. But with the road south beset by war and the Empire on the brink of supernatural catastrophe, soon there may not be a world left to save . . .Grave Empire is the first novel in an unmissable new epic fantasy series from Sunday Times bestseling author Rich Swan, packed full of action, intrigue and adventure.
Why?
What made the match, strongest first
Also fantasy62%On the same reading list21%2 creators loved bothPersonalize your recommendations17%
Loved it
Loved itI love the ups and downs. I love the journey. I loved so much about it.
Review 1 of 2
MixedI did like it. I don't know if it's a four. It's closer to a four, maybe. Maybe a 4.25. It didn't quite hit five for me.
Loved itI just really liked it and I can't wait for the next one and it's my favorite vampire story that I've ever read
Review 1 of 8