Combining rousing pulp action with steampunk style, The Greyfriar brings epic political themes to life within a story of heartbreaking romance, sacrifice, and heroism. The Greyfriar: Vampire Empire is the first book in a trilogy of high adventure and alternate history. The Vampire Empire book series by Susan Griffith & Clay Griffith includes books The Greyfriar, The Rift Walker, and The Kingmakers. Their dangerous relationship plays out against an approaching war to the death between humankind and the vampire clans. Her only protector is The Greyfriar, a mysterious hero who fights the vampires from deep within their territory. But her quest turns black when she becomes the target of a merciless vampire clan. Title: Vampire Empire 1: The Greyfriar Author: Clay and Susan Griffith Narrator: James Marsters ISBN: 978-0-982 Audiobook Length: 10 hours.
She is eager for an adventure before she settles into a life of duty and political marriage to man she does not know. She is quick with her wit as well as with a sword or gun. Princess Adele is heir to the Empire of Equatoria, a remnant of the old tropical British Empire. It is now 2020 and a bloody reckoning is coming. Vampire Empire - The Greyfriar By: Clay Griffith, Susan Griffith Narrated by: James Marsters Series: Vampire Empire, Book 1 Length: 10 hrs and 39 mins Release date: 04-10-12 Language: English 1,285 ratings Regular price: 24. They brought technology and a feverish drive to reestablish their shattered societies of steam and iron amid the mosques of Alexandria, the torrid quietude of Panama, or the green temples of Malaya. Human refugees fled south to the tropics because vampires could not tolerate the constant heat there. Within two years, once great cities were shrouded by the grey empire of the vampire clans. Millions more died of disease and famine due to the havoc that followed. This plays quite a large, yet subtle role in The Greyfriar, and the Griffith’s cultivate it well.In the year 1870, a horrible plague of vampires swept over the northern regions of the world. It’s a world where neither side really understands the other, and when a dividing line as wide as the one between vampires and humans exist, knowledge gets warped and forgotten. Second, the steampunk world combined with the human and vampire weaknesses create a really interesting dynamic between the two extremes in the Griffith’s world.
First, the alternative steampunk world is very well done complete with air ships but balanced with enough fantasy elements (like old school kings and emperors and hints of magic) to keep the reader’s attention. Another aspect of the book I feel I should mention (if it’s not already obvious) is that The Greyfriar takes place in an alternative, steampunk world roughly 100+ years after the vampires rose up for the “Great Killing.” Humans live in the equatorial region where it is too hot for vampires to comfortably survive while vampires live in the colder north.
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