Book Title: Empire of the Undead
The Chronicles of Blood # 2
Author: Gary Cross
Empire of the Undead is a suspenseful, thrilling story with an exciting plot and unpredictable characters. We follow many different people throughout the story with many different, but somehow related, purposes. Lucius, a man out to rid the world of vampires, Axa and her grandfather were out to destroy the vampiri and Morgan and Crowe were after treasure. Everything that they’re after resides in one place, which brings them together in one giant adventure.
I didn’t like how the author changed point-of-views often though. It was annoying and I couldn’t quite follow what was going on. I didn’t know who’s character I was witnessing and whether they were new or not. Aside from that I found that the author was very good at making every person’s view clear; whether it was a thirteen year old girl or a middle aged monk. He knew how to portray every character and make them realistic; he gave them real emotions and real motives. I commend him on that.
The flow was, sadly, horrible. As you read it gave off the feeling of being all over the place. There was so much people and point-of-views and he kept on introducing new characters after you finally got used to the old ones. In the end I gave up for about ten days. It got annoying, but I am happy to say it does get better and it does narrow down. Some people, I thought, didn’t need to be in the story at all. They were a pointless part in a great book.
The ending was another great point in the book. It was exciting and action packed. I was bracing myself for disappointment, as many books are so good at the start that the author can’t make the end as great. But it was nothing what I expected it to be. It wasn’t a huge ‘WOW’, but it did the job.
Other than the rocky flow, it was such an epic book. I would recommend it to people who love reading and enjoy a book with an interesting twist. There’s something about this book that stands out more than the other. I can’t quite pin it, it’s just fantastic.
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Description
London has been destroyed by fire, killing all the vampires – except one.
Father Baldwin has escaped and is on the run with Mary who he has turned into one of the undead.
With Lucius and Peter on their trail, Baldwin travels to the new world and discovers an ancient vampire race far superior and more deadly than anything he could imagine.
Will Lucius and Peter be able to stop him this time and will Mary finally succumb to the call of the blood she needs to survive?
[New Zealand author]
Format: B-format paperback
ISBN: 9780143305170
Publisher: Puffin
Publication Date: June 28, 2010
