
The Rift Walker
Pyr · Print & ebook · September 6, 2011
A Steampunk pick for readers exploring The Rift Walker.
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- Who it’s for
- A steampunk-leaning fantasy with grit, movement, and a collector’s itch satisfied.
- Genres
- Vampire Romance, Steampunk, Fantasy Adventure
- Published
- Pyr, September 6, 2011
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This second book in a trilogy of high adventure and alternate history combines rousing pulp action with steampunk style, bringing epic political themes to life within a story of heartbreaking romance, sacrifice, and heroism. Princess Adele struggles with a life of marriage and obligation as her Equatorian Empire and their American Republic allies stand on the brink of war against the vampire clans of the north.
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However, the alliance's horrific strategy for total victory drives Adele to abandon her duty and embark on a desperate quest to keep her nation from staining its hands with genocide. Reunited with her great love, the mysterious adventurer known to the world as the Greyfriar, Adele is pursued by her own people as well as her vengeful husband, Senator Clark. With the human alliance in disarray, Prince Cesare, lord of the British vampire clan, seizes the initiative and strikes at the very heart of Equatoria. As Adele labors to bring order to her world, she learns more about the strange powers she exhibited in the north. Her teacher, Mamoru, leads a secret cabal of geomancers who believe Adele is the one who can touch the vast power of the Earth that surges through ley lines and wells up at the rifts where the lines meet. These energies are the key to defeating the enemy of mankind. If Princess Adele could ever bring this power under her command, she could be death to vampires. But such a victory would also cost the life of Adele's beloved Greyfriar.
Grit and Gear
A steampunk-leaning fantasy with grit, movement, and a collector’s itch satisfied.
Come here for
- steampunk-adjacent grit
- military edge with adventure momentum
Expect
- dark adventure energy
- a familiar authorial lane
Where it sits
| Steampunk | 87% |
|---|---|
| Vampire Romance | 43% |
| Fantasy Adventure | 35% |
Percentages are BookFrontier’s reading of the book.
Publisher categories
- Short Story Anthologies
- Paranormal Fantasy
- Urban Fantasy
- Authors
- Clay Griffith, Susan Griffith
- Publisher
- Pyr
- Published
- September 6, 2011
- Format
- Print & ebook
- Reading lane
- Short Story Anthologies