1st Apr
Narrated by Damian Lynch & Shakira Shute, Empire of the Damned by Jay Kristoff is the second audiobook within the Empire of the Vampire collection. It’s an immersive story that held me in its clutches from starting to finish. I can not anticipate the subsequent audiobook.
Empire of the Damned
by Jay Kristoff
Sequence: Empire of the Vampire #2
Narrator: Damian Lynch, Shakira Shute
Size: 31 hours and 34 minutes
Genres: Fantasy
Supply: Writer
Buy*: Amazon | Audible *affiliate
Ranking:
Narration: 5 cups Velocity: 1.5x
This audiobook features a bonus dialog between the creator and actor/director Joseph Morgan (The Vampire Diaries, The Originals, Halo).
From holy cup comes holy gentle;
The trustworthy arms units world aright.
And within the Seven Martyrs’ sight,
Mere man shall finish this infinite night time.Gabriel de León has saved the Holy Grail from loss of life, however his probability to finish the infinite night time is misplaced. Drawn into an uneasy alliance with the mysterious vampire Liathe, Gabriel should now ship the Grail to ancients of the Blood Esani, and be taught the reality of how Daysdeath is perhaps lastly undone.
However the Final Silversaint faces peril, inside and with out. Pursued by terrors of the Blood Voss, drawn into warfare between the Blood Dyvok and duskdancers of the frozen Highlands, and ravaged by his personal rising bloodlust, Gabriel could not survive to see the Grail be taught her fact.
And that fact could also be too terrible for any to think about.
Kristoff delivers a darkish, twisted story as he additional fleshed out the world and characters. There are not any sparkly vampires right here, as Gabriel de León continues to offer the oral historical past of what occurred to the Vampire Empress’s historian. In guide two, his sister Celene, an Esani vampire, joins him in offering an her account.
We decide up the place the Empire of the Vampire left off. Kristoff does a splendid job of recapping with assist from the historian. The creator additional fleshes out the world, introducing new characters, battles, twists, historical past, loss of life and suspense. The story is darkish, from the vampires to the gory battles that unfold. I discovered myself enthralled. The audiobook solely heightened my expertise as a result of it’s an expertise. I laughed, cried, screamed and held my breath. We see struggling, wild chases, endure unthinkable loss and with every revelation and development, I discovered myself unable to set the story down.
Empire of the Damned felt extra like excessive fantasy than its predecessor as we realized of the totally different factions and demise of this world. We realized extra of Celene’s story and Dior’s as occasions have been retold. I don’t suppose this suffered from second guide syndrome, notably as a result of I by no means wished to set it down. In reality, I misplaced many hours of a lot wanted sleep and remorse nothing. At virtually thirty-two hours, it ended too shortly for me. Particularly after the jaw-dropping ending that left me screaming for extra.
Damian Lynch & Shakira Shute did such a stellar job of bringing these characters and world to life. They captured the character’s personalities and feelings brilliantly. The audio enhanced the story and the characters. I extremely advocate listening. Make sure to hearken to the bonus on the finish with actor/director Joseph Morgan (The Vampire Diaries, The Originals, Halo).
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