Rin Chupeco: Silver Under Nightfall [Spotlight]
Full of court intrigue, queer romance, and terrifying monsters…
Remy Pendergast is many things: the only son of the Duke of Valenbonne (though his father might wish otherwise), an elite bounty hunter of rogue vampires, and an outcast among his fellow Reapers. His mother was the subject of gossip even before she eloped with a vampire, giving rise to the rumors that Remy is half-vampire himself.
Though the kingdom of Aluria barely tolerates him, Remy’s father has been shaping him into a weapon to fight for the kingdom at any cost.
When a terrifying new breed of vampire is sighted outside of the city, Remy prepares to investigate alone. But then he encounters the shockingly warmhearted vampire heiress Xiaodan Song and her infuriatingly arrogant fiancé, vampire lord Zidan Malekh, who may hold the key to defeating the creatures—though he knows associating with them won’t do his reputation any favors.
When he’s offered a spot alongside them to find the truth about the mutating virus Rot that’s plaguing the kingdom, Remy faces a choice.
It’s one he’s certain he’ll regret.
But as the three face dangerous hardships during their journey, Remy develops fond and complicated feelings for the couple. He begins to question what he holds true about vampires, as well as the story behind his own family legacy.
As the Rot continues to spread across the kingdom, Remy must decide where his loyalties lie: with his father and the kingdom he’s been trained all his life to defend or the vampires who might just be the death of him.
“[My mom] told me that I should write a vampire story of my own,” author Chupeco told Shut up, Shealea, “so I could bank off the success of Twilight, since ‘everyone likes vampires.’ I can understand Twilight’s popularity, but it’s not really the kind of story I would write. I decided to put my own vampire spin on one anyway, which turned out to be part dark Regency universe and part murder mystery.”
Silver Under Nightfall
By Rin Chupeco
Gallery/Saga Press
Categories: LGBTQ+ Fantasy Fiction, Romantic Fantasy, Epic Fantasy
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“Whether it’s horror or fantasy or gothic or all of the above it’s riveting and downright compelling every step of the way. But whatever genre it falls into, I’m absolutely thrilled that the story isn’t over.” (Reading Reality)
Rin Chupeco is a nonbinary Chinese Filipino writer born and raised in the Philippines. They are the author of several speculative young adult series, including The Bone Witch series, The Girl from the Well, The Never-Tilting World series, and Wicked as You Wish. Formerly a graphic designer and technical writer, they now write fiction full-time.
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