Waiting on Wednesday – 7/6
Okay “Waiting On Wednesday” is a weekly meme hosted by Jill at Breaking The Spine.
This week my Waiting on Wednesday book is The Rift Walker (Vampire Empire, Book 2) by Clay and Susan Griffith. I really enjoyed The Greyfriar and am looking forward to this book. The characters and the world it is set in is just so awesome!
The Rift Walker (Vampire Empire, Book 2) by Susan and Clay Griffith
- Length: 300 pages
- Publisher: Pyr
- Release Date: September 20, 2011
- ISBN-13: 978-1616145231
Synopsis from Goodreads.com: “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 human alliance in disarrray, Prince Cesare, lord of the British vampire clan, seizes the initiative and strikes at the very heart of Equatoria.
As Adele labors to bring order to her world, she learns more about the strange powers she exhibited in the north. Her teacher, Mamoru, leads a secret cabal of geomancers who believe Adele is the one who can touch the vast power of the Earth that surges through ley lines and wells up at the rifts where the lines meet. These energies are the key to defeating the enemy of mankind, and if Princess Adele could ever bring this power under her command, she could be death to vampires. But such a victory will also cost the life of Adele’s beloved Greyfriar.
The Rift Walkeris the second book in a trilogy of high adventure and alternative history. Combining rousing pulp action with steampunk style, the Vampire Empire series brings epic politcal themes to life within a story of heartbreaking romance, sacrifice, and heroism.”