Review: The Kingmakers

Title: The Kingmakers Series: Vampire Empire # 3 Genre: Young Adult-Steampunk/Paranormal Author: Clay Griffith/Susan Griffith Publisher: PYR Release Date: September 4, 2012 Book: ARC sent by the publisher “A war to the death.Empress Adele has launched a grand crusade against the vampire clans of the north. Prince Gareth, the vampire lord of Scotland, serves the Equatorian cause, fighting in the bloody trenches of France in his guise as the dashing Greyfriar. But the human armies are pinned down, battered by harsh weather and merciless attacks from vampire packs.To even the odds, Adele unleashes the power of her geomancy, a fearsome weapon capable of slaughtering vampires in vast numbers. However, the power she expends threatens her own life even as she...

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Review: The Rift Walker

Title:  The Rift WalkerSeries: Vampire Empire # 2Genre: Young Adult- Fantasy/SteampunkAuthor: Susan/Clay GriffithPublisher: Prometheus BooksRelease Date: September 20, 2011Book: ARC sent by publisher “Princess Adele struggles with a life of marriage and obligation as her Equatorian Empire and their American Republic allies stand on the brink of war against the vampire clans of the north. However, the alliance’s horrific strategy for total victory drives Adele to abandon her duty and embark on a desperate quest to keep her nation from staining its hands with genocide. Reunited with her great love, the mysterious adventurer known to the world as the Greyfriar, Adele is pursued by her own people as well as her vengeful husband, senator Clark. With the...

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Review: The Greyfriar

Title: The GreyfriarSeries: Vampire Empire # 1Genre: Young Adult-Steampunk/FantasyAuthor: Clay Griffith and Susan GriffithPublisher: Prometheus BooksRelease Date: November 18, 2010Book: Sent by Publisher “Vampire predators run wild in this exciting steampunk adventure, the first in an alternate history trilogy that is already attracting attention. In 1870, monsters rise up and conquer the northern lands, As great cities are swallowed up by carnage and disease, landowners and other elite flee south to escape their blood-thirsty wrath. One hundred fifty years later, the great divide still exists; fangs on one side of the border, worried defenders on the other. This fragile equilibrium is threatened, then crumbles after a single young princess becomes almost...

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