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Vampire Empire - The Greyfriar

By: Clay Griffith, Susan Griffith
Narrated by: James Marsters
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Summary

1870. A time known as The Great Killing. The vampire clans arose and slaughtered humanity with unprecedented carnage in the northern parts of the world. Millions perished; millions were turned into herd animals. The great industrialized civilizations of the world were left in ruin. A remnant fled south to the safety of the ever present heat which was intolerable to vampires. There, blending with the local peoples, they rebuilt their societies founded on human ingenuity, steam and iron. The year now is 2020. The Equatorian Empire, descendant of the British Empire, stretches from Alexandria to Cape Town. Princess Adele, quick witted, combat trained and heir to throne is set to wed the scion of the American Republic, a man she has never met. Their marriage will cement an alliance between the nations and set the stage for war against the vampires in an attempt to retake the north. Prepared to do her duty she finds herself caught in a web of political intrigue and physical danger.

The Greyfriar, a legendary vampire hunter from the north, appears ready to rescue the Princess and return her home—but he harbors secrets of his own. As the power struggle between the vampires and humans increase Adele and The Greyfriar are caught in the middle, on the run, being hunted, and fighting for not just their own lives, but for future of humanity.

©2010 Buzzy Multimedia Publishing Corp. (P)2012 Buzzy Multimedia Publishing

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  • Audie Award Nominee, Paranormal, 2013

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Great fun for both young and old vampire lovers

I rate Dracula in my Top ten of all time favourite books. I wasn't keen on the Twilight series, mainly because I am middle aged. I loved this book which has all the usual vampiric must haves. Plenty of action, romance and derring do. If you like Harry Dresden by Jim Butcher you will love this. if you have never listened to Harry Dresden then he's worth checking out.

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I'd listen to anything James Marsters is reading.

I came to these books becuaw of James Marsters and was not disappointed. story is very good and an enjoyable listen. Now for book two.

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Good Concept & narration weaker world building

If you could sum up Vampire Empire - The Greyfriar in three words, what would they be?

Young Adult Fiction!

What was the most interesting aspect of this story? The least interesting?

I really liked the concept of a vampire takeover of the cooler parts of the world but it was let down a bit by the world building - The inability of most vampires to use tools was implausible in the context of their domination of the northern human populations; similarly the ability of the young princess to recover quickly from terrible injuries.
Least interesting, for me was the romance between Adela and the Greyfriar - snails would have got there more quickly.

What about James Marsters’s performance did you like?

Good characterisation, good speed, great voice. I am a fan of the James as the narrator of the Dresden Files

Did you have an emotional reaction to this book? Did it make you laugh or cry?

Taking all three books together, I did enjoy....thus three stars.....but the end became far too predictable and the story overly long. For me the first in the series was the best and the third the weakest.

Any additional comments?

This is a review of all three books in the Greyfriar series

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Refreshing

Refreshing, atmospheric, tense, loved it.
, Was not too sure at the beginning, slow to build, but the further in to the story the more I did not want it to end, no PNR generic vampires here..brilliantly executed.

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Great book and lovely story.

This is one of the nicest stories i have read in a long time. I then found it was on audible and i had to have it. James Masters is just fantastic as the narrator, he brings the characters alive with his voices and you do believe that Adele is a women..I hope that James will read the next remaining two books in the series.

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James Marsters, you are a great narrator!

Lovely developing storyline. No punches pulled. Can’t wait for the next instalment......book 2 here I come.

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Beautiful story

I really enjoyed this story and the performances was amazing. The book dose an amazing job of capturing the struggle between duty and desire.

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Exciting story

An intriguing take on a vampire adventure: action by the bucket-load, an extensive range of well-developed and contrasting characters together with superb narration.
Having listened to all three books in the trilogy I can highly recommend them and await The Geomancer's release on Audible. James Marsters is an excellent narrator with a wonderfully engaging tone (even though his pronunciation of 'Edinburgh' is somewhat amusing). I look forward to listening to more books narrated by him.

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Fabulous!!!

An amazing book great characters and such a twist on the vampire genre! Admittedly a little slow to start but not for long as it became action packed all the way. A must listen!!!

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Great... except the pronunciation

I like James Marster's voice, but really felt he needed a little help with his pronunciation of British English in this book... Macadam, dirigible and Edinburgh, for example, all grated rather. A little more attention to detail in this respect would have made for a much better listening experience.
The story, whilst a little predicable, was enjoyable and, despite it's faults, I will certainly download the other two in the series.

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