The Greyfriar is the first book in the Vampire Empire trilogy. We are introduced to Princess Adele, heir to the throne of the Equatorian Empire, one of the great powers of the human world. Sheis taken prisoner by the vampire clan of London, the strongest clan since the Great Killing. With the hel...
The Greyfriar occurs in the future, but, as is typically the case in such post-catastrophe scenarios, life for humans is anything but modern and computerized. The vampire attacks left humans with nothing, and the only technology humans have been able to harness is steam power. Thus enters the ste...
After a troublesome entrance in this series, I got hooked and I have to say that I thoroughly enjoyed this sequel. The thing I enjoyed the most is that you don't get hit over the head with mighty heroes. The princess is strong, very much so, but she's not invincible or almighty, not fearless, not...
I liked Book 3 better than Book 2, which I found to be a bit frustrating. There is a lot more action and some laugh out loud moments (Simon has a hilarious scene featuring a severed hand and a sleepy kitten).However, I felt like while the immediate danger to the main characters was mostly resolv...
Fireworks burst overhead. Music blared from every street. War drums pounded along the avenues. King Msiri was departing in the morning to campaign against Jaga, the ndoki chief of the Rwenzori Mountains. A massive parade was planned tomorrow to see off the elite of Katanga's army. &nb...
Lines of carriages streamed through the ornate gate leading to the palace grounds. The crowds in the square showed many combinations of long white thobes or grey morning suits, full gowns or embroidered jalabiya, top hats and fezzes and hijabs. Greetings and close conversations swirled in English...