JAY KRISTOFF is a #1 international, New York Times and USA Today bestselling author of fantasy and science fiction, including Empire of the Vampire. He is the winner of eight Aurealis Awards, an ABIA, has over half a million books in print and is published in over thirty five countries, most of which he has never visited. He is as surprised about all of this as you are. He is 6'7 and has approximately 11,500 days to live.
He does not believe in happy endings.
BON ORTHWICK is a digital illustrator from Melbourne, Australia. Her work can be found in Sarah J. Maas' A Court of Frost and Starlight; Leigh Bardugo's Crooked Kingdom; and V.E. Schwab's A Conjuring of Light. She is also the illustrator for the Empire of the Vampire series by Jay Kristoff. She's drawn to the Victorian Era, fantasy, and art deco, and loves stories that have a vintage feel. She's currently completing her BA in Animation from the Victorian College of the Arts in Melbourne, and is at work on her own YA novel set in Victorian London.
Praise for Empire of the Vampire:
"Brilliant and unputdownable, with tenderness and light bound into
the bitterdark of a grim and fascinating world." --Laini Taylor,
New York Times bestselling author of Strange the Dreamer "This book
is bloody brilliant." --V. E. Schwab, New York Times bestselling
author of The Invisible Life of Addie LaRue
"Kristoff's Empire of the Vampire is a wonderfully crafted tale,
the pieces as meticulously interlocked as fine woodwork." --Robin
Hobb, New York Times bestselling author "Jay Kristoff's latest dark
fantasy, Empire of the Vampire, is a gothic bloodbath that will
leave any reader--including this one--breathless. The story is a
vast apocalyptic canvas, reminiscent of Justin Cronin's The
Passage, even Stephen King's The Stand, yet Kristoff's work stands
on its own ruthless merit as the opening gambit of a richer tale
yet to unfold. I can't wait to return again to this rich, lush, and
bloody world. Until then, read this book now!" --James Rollins, #1
New York Times bestselling author of The Last Odyssey and The
Starless Crown "With Empire of the Vampire, Jay Kristoff has once
again shown why he is a master storyteller. Gabriel de León is a
complex and complicated new hero for Jay's legion of fans, and
soon-to-be fans... I absolutely cannot wait to share this book with
my friends and fellow book lovers." --Sarah Danforth, Towne Book
Center (Collegeville, PA) "Empire of the Vampire is an epic marvel!
...This is the best book that Jay Kristoff has written. He is a
master storyteller ...This is a story of vampires and heroes, of
love and sorrow, of friendship and loss, of joy and devastation. It
is a story of death and darkness, but if you look closely you will
find a thread of hope that shines brighter than the sun." --Meghan
Vanderlee, Schuler Books (Grand Rapids, MI) "Kristoff's
multifaceted exploration of morality is enticing and complex."
--Publishers Weekly
"Simply put, Empire of the Vampire is an impressively built beast,
bursting with supernatural lore and promise. With plenty of detail
and twists to keep the reader intrigued, we're predicting this to
be a new favorite of the genre." --The Nerd Daily
"Empire of the Vampire is not for the faint of heart.... this is a
book bursting with darkness of both the literal and the figurative
variety....Empire of the Vampire is also genuinely compelling, a
rich, layered story that embraces real stakes and wrestles with
complex questions about faith, belief, and family, both found and
otherwise." --Den of Geek "...the most I've enjoyed a fantasy novel
for a long time...Empire of the Vampire is packed with many
stand-out scenes, and knowing that this is only a portion of de
Leon's legendary tale, I'll be picking up a copy of the sequel as
soon as I can." --Grimdark Magazine
"Beautiful, brutal, and breathtaking, Jay Kristoff's world
violently crashes into a reader's soul and leaves them gasping for
air." --Independent Voice
Praise for Jay Kristoff: "Kristoff wields his writing like a fine
blade--well-balanced, graceful, and wickedly sharp." --V.E. Schwab,
New York Times bestselling author of The Invisible Life of Addie
LaRue
"The twists and turns start early in this volume, and readers
expecting wry humor and high body counts will not be
disappointed....Kristoff's characters are fully formed and jump off
the page. The world building, borrowing its structure from Italian
political history, remains as intricate and fascinating as it was
in Nevernight." --Booklist on Darkdawn
"Sexier, grittier, fiercer, bloodier -- Jay Kristoff's Godsgrave is
an action-packed showstopper. ... Godsgrave thrums with unrelenting
tension and suspense and you won't know what to do with yourself
once it's over." --USA Today
"Come for the vengeful assassins, stay for the fear-drinking
shadowcats. Godsgrave is a stylish, fast-paced and welcome return
to the world of Nevernight." --Peter Newman, award-winning author
of The Vagrant "Assassins, magic, strange creatures are all pluses
for me. But my favorite thing about this book is the voice...I
adore well-done omniscient narrators with snark and a slight bit of
disdain for either the reader or the main character." --Book Riot
on Nevernight "Kristoff's bold writing style...joins lyrical high
fantasy with f-bombs aplenty, Pratchett-like humor and unflinching
descriptions of violence." --SciFiNow on Nevernight "A sensuous,
shades-of-moral-gray world; a compelling, passionate heroine; a
high-stakes quest for revenge--this is a fantasy fans won't be able
to put down." --Kirkus Reviews on Nevernight
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