Quite an engaging Vampire-adjacent story (also a bit ancient Egypt flavoured). Earlier work by NKJ, worth a read. I will say it boldly self contained for book 1 of a series.
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The Poppy War by R. F. Kuang
A brilliantly imaginative talent makes her exciting debut with this epic historical military fantasy, inspired by the bloody history of …
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Space Oddity by Catherynne M. Valente
The Metagalactic Grand Prix—part gladiatorial contest, part beauty pageant, part concert extravaganza, and part continuation of the wars of the …
David Bremner wants to read The Mercy of Gods by James S.A. Corey

The Mercy of Gods by James S.A. Corey
How humanity came to the planet called Anjiin is lost in the fog of history, but that history is about …
David Bremner wants to read City of Last Chances by Adrian Tchaikovsky

City of Last Chances by Adrian Tchaikovsky
Arthur C. Clarke winner and Sunday Times bestseller Adrian Tchaikovsky's triumphant return to fantasy with a darkly inventive portrait of …
David Bremner started reading The Killing Moon by N. K. Jemisin

The Killing Moon by N. K. Jemisin
FOLLOWING HER SERIES, HUGO, NEBULA, AND WORLD FANTASY-NOMINATED DEBUT SERIES, N. K. JEMISIN RETURNS WITH A CAPTIVATING NEW TALE.
In …
David Bremner reviewed Fevered Star by Rebecca Roanhorse
David Bremner finished reading The Last Emperox by John Scalzi

The Last Emperox by John Scalzi
Entire star systems, and billions of people, are about to be stranded. The pathways that link the stars are collapsing …
David Bremner finished reading The Dark Forest by Liu Cixin

The Dark Forest by Cixin Liu
This is the second novel in the "Remembrance of Earth’s Past" near-future trilogy. Written by the China's multiple-award-winning science fiction …
David Bremner finished reading The Consuming Fire by John Scalzi

The Consuming Fire by John Scalzi
The Interdependency, humanity's interstellar empire, is on the verge of collapse. The Flow, the extra-dimensional pathway between the stars, is …
David Bremner finished reading Autonomous by Annalee Newitz

Autonomous by Annalee Newitz
Autonomous features a rakish female pharmaceutical pirate named Jack who traverses the world in her own submarine. A notorious anti-patent …
David Bremner finished reading Children of Time by Adrian Tchaikovsky

Children of Time by Adrian Tchaikovsky
The last remnants of the human race left a dying Earth, desperate to find a new home. Following their ancestor's …