The story is formatted with a framing narrative of Gabriel telling his story to a vampire as he sits in prison. But he’s only half vampire after all. This world is raw, brutal and there is little to no light at the end of the tunnel. In a dark, brooding, world weary edgelord sort of way. These are the real deal, not the sexy kind. This post-apocalyptic tale follows Gabriel De León, the infamous last Silversaint: a warrior who fights against the darkness in a world where the sun has been dimmed and Vampires walk the earth, preying endlessly on humanity. I picked this book on a whim, with no prior knowledge of the story other than it being about vampires. In typical fashion, I am again late to the party on this one. A story of legendary battles and forbidden love, of faith lost and friendships won, of the Wars of the Blood and the Forever King and the quest for humanity’s last remaining hope: Imprisoned by the very monsters he vowed to destroy, the last silversaint is forced to tell his story.

But even the Silver Order could not stem the tide once daylight failed us, and now, only Gabriel remains. Gabriel de León is a silversaint: a member of a holy brotherhood dedicated to defending realm and church from the creatures of the night. Now, only a few tiny sparks of light endure in a sea of darkness. For nearly three decades, vampires have waged war against humanity building their eternal empire even as they tear down our own.

It has been twenty-seven long years since the last sunrise.

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