Empire of the Damned by Jay Kristoff

Gabriel de León has saved the Holy Grail from death, but his chance to end the endless night is lost.

After turning his back on his Silversaint brothers once and for all, Gabriel and the Grail set out to learn the truth of how Daysdeath might finally be undone.

But the last Silversaint faces peril, within and without. Pursued by children of the Forever King, drawn into wars and webs centuries in the weaving, and ravaged by his own rising bloodlust, Gabriel may not survive to see the truth of the Grail revealed.

A truth that may be too awful for any to imagine.

To quote Mike's Book Reviews....This book slaps.

I will take it to another level....This book f****ing slaps.

Epic in scope, violent and gory to the core, characters that feel and make you feel...and just a touch of divine magice mixed in.

This is how vampire stories should be written....and who knew that the best evil vampires in all of fantasy spoke like Frenchmen? :)

5 Stars and I cannot wait for Book 3.

Edit after reading the full novel: Still 5 stars! And it's rude that I can't read the next book immediately! So rude.

Thanks to NetGalley for the ARC of the Sampler of Empire of the Damned!

I was able to read the first 200ish pages of the sequel to Empire of the Vampire. And based on that little teaser, I could see this becoming another 5 star book, just like the first in the series!

If you enjoyed the previous instalment, this will probably provide a similar experience! Great writing, amazing characters with brilliantly developed and complex relationships, swashbuckling action and the most creative form of swearing I've ever come across!

I can't wait to read the rest and find out more about what's really going on! The suspense in these books is stressful in the best way!