Title: Empire of the Dawn

Series: Empire of the Vampire #3

Author: Jay Kristoff

Genre: Dark Fantasy

Year of publication: 2025

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BOOKS IN THE SERIES

Empire of the Vampire – here
Empire of the Damned – here

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QUOTE

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.

BLURB

Gabriel de León has lost his family, his faith, and the last hope of ending the endless night—his surrogate daughter, Dior. With no thought left but vengeance, he and a band of loyal brothers journey into the war-torn heart of Elidaen to claim the life of the Forever King.


Unbeknownst to the Last Silversaint, the Grail still lives—speeding towards the besieged capital of Augustin in the frail hope of ending Daysdeath. But deadly treachery awaits within the halls of power, and the Forever King’s legions march ever closer. Gabriel and Dior will be drawn into a final battle that will shape the very fate of the Empire, but as the sun sets for what may the last time, there will be no one left for them to trust.

Not even each other.

I survived….barely! Emotionally? Absolutely not!

Oh what a read! It was absolutely fabulous. This book felt more hopeless than the others, the humour that was in the previous books was there, but muted. The author must have poured everything he had into this whilst writing!

OMG did Gabriel suffer. How much can 1 man take? I’m not going to say anything about the plot, not one detail. Reading this felt like being on a roller coaster with these characters. So you need to experience every word, sentence and chapter.

The twist. Oh the twist. I never saw it coming in a million years. I know, v cryptic, but I am still gobsmacked about it!

So here we are. The conclusion. It gorged on my emotions and left me feeling like I’d be thinking about this book (and series) for a very, very long time. And I think I will. 

⭐ Rating: 5 out of 5

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