Silver Under Nightfall

De: Rin Chupeco

Narrado por: Matthew Spencer

Full of court intrigue, queer romance, and terrifying monsters—this “deliciously fun” (Sangu Mandanna, author of The Very Secret Society of Irregular Witches) epic fantasy appeals to fans of Samantha Shannon’s The Priory of the Orange Tree and the adult animated series Castlevania.

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.

©2022 Rin Chupeco. All rights reserved. (P)2022 Hodder & Stoughton Limited. All rights reserved.

my type of fantasy!

Really enjoyable character's and dynamics. Voice actor is great too. The story and fight scenes were really well done.

Vampire thrupple!!,

I loved the story way more than I was expecting to and the characters were all so lovely! Definitely gonna be relistening!

Another great book by Rin

I couldn't put it down. It was steamy, it was edge of your seat emotional, suspenseful, and full of twists. my only complaint was I didn't wait for the next book to be out before I read this one and now I have to wait a year. I hope Rin continues to write more at this level, it was really really good.

Very enjoyable!

As a fan of Castlevania, this book had exactly what left me wanting with the trio. I quite enjoyed the story overall. I was invested in every character over the course of the story. I heard it may be a duology and I'll be looking forward to the next book. hopefully it will be narrated by Matthew Spencer again.

Great Story and Great Narration

I did know what to expect when I read the blurb, but the story was better than I expected and the narrator elevated to a different level. If you love Vampire stories with gory and spice, then give this one a shot.

Narrator was wonderful!

I love the audiobook! The narration brought the story to life! I just wished I started with the audiobook. I’ll definitely continue with the next book on audio.

Can’t recommend enough!!!<3

I absolutely love this book! I already want to read it again that’s how I know I really really enjoyed it! I just found out there’s a second book and it comes out April 2 second of this?! so close yet so far! I can’t wait! The story is so well paced and beautiful and well written, and so enjoyable. The characters are smart and well written, and all their decisions make sense and Work in the relationship between the characters is lovely! I really can’t explain it into it justice you just have to experience this book I really really highly suggest you read it. Also, I listened to the audiobook and the narrator is fantastic! He does incredible voices for each character. It made my experience even better.

This was an entertaining story.

I really enjoyed the story. I've read and enjoyed other works by Rin Chupeco. I appreciate the non-traditional relationship representation.
looking forward to the next volume so I can continue to follow the adventures of Remy, Xiaodin and Zidan!

Refreshing, Bloody, Sexy

This was really fun overall. I do think some of the worldbuilding could have been trimmed - by the time there's some action or meaty character development I was too worn out from all the narrative buildup for the plot itself to move me as much as it could have. However. The characters are fun and intricate, the twists of humor do not feel out of place, and the romance and sexiness was at the right level for me, personally... plus the promise of a throuple in a vampire book was great inspiration to keep listening to find out just how it would unfold (or fold, in Remy's case). The plot overall was executed with enough originality and enough familiarity to keep me interested, and I'll definitely pick up any other books set in this world.

Matthew Spencer is a delightful narrator and really understood how to bring the characters and witty writing to life. This is a long book but Spencer made the journey engaging and easier to listen to than it would have been to read.

THANK YOU, RIN CHUPECO!

Look, I’m asexual and generally not sold on spicy content, but HOLY HELL WHAT A BOOK. The setting, the characters, the interpersonal conflict, the action, the political intrigue— ALL OF IT IS DELICIOUS!

I was recommended this book by a Burmese-American friend who was overjoyed to find representation of Asian vampires. As a Serb, I’m very protective of vampire literature and I wish it always to be done right— as vampire legends initially spread in Europe as a way to demonize my people— and this book is the best vampire novel I’ve read out of all of them. So often these days I see vampires used to showcase white supremacist attitudes, so this book was like a breath of fresh air in an otherwise musty Confederate library.

Not to mention that the NSFW is done VERY well- a lot of pining, frustration, and then a lot of leaving it to the reader’s imagination. I’m usually hesitant with potential “unicorn hunter” scenarios but once again this author pulls it all off FLAWLESSLY and adequately addresses all squicks I came into the book harboring.

I will be practically eating the next book of theirs I get to, thank you for the bloodmeal 🧛🏻