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The Twilight Vampyres

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The Twilight Vampyres

A novel set during the period surrounding the Vampyric Wars, it is principally a tale of the Vampyre Lord Vhadxi, and his quest for control over all of the twelve realms. The way in which this story is told is not strictly chronological, nor is it meant to be a thorough biography or history of events, as was the nature of Ronard Beknighted. Instead it is a capturing of the flavor and persons that were active in this time and also some back story that fills in the motivations and political climate of the time.

The first chapter of the book was printed in ELotH:TES Magazine under the title The Vampyric Wars Begin three months before the full novel was published. It is believed that the entire rest of the novel was written in that three months.

The book opens in approximately the year 801, just after the sudden death of Overseer Draxle, which is alluded to several times in the tale, but never entirely recounted. After a brief scene involving the assassination of the next overseer by Vhadxi, the story jumps back in time to the year 790, in one of its first of many digressions. Here we get some insight into Ronard the Shorter, and an idea of how the kingdom has changed under the reign of this slightly lesser king. This tale is told in the remainder of chapter one.

The rise to power of Vhadxi is then described but several events which are historically important in the life of Vhadxi are glossed over or omitted because they are not crucial to the narrative. As such certain characters such as Adhnaten barely play a role in the story.

Just as the first battle of the Vampyric Wars is about to begin, there is another lengthy digression. There are several scenes which are scattered backwards through the timeline of the Magic Sword Kingdom, which describe characters and events long past. Here we meet The Kings Council as it was at its founding, although by the time of the Vampyric Wars it has changed somewhat. The nature of the kingdoms, with an eye toward how their relationships have set the stage for the forshadowed war, are explored as well.

Then the story jumps through several scenes of things happening around Battal just as the wars are about to begin. Quailheart and S'yrf'yl the Immortal make appearances several times as a linking element between scenes not involving vampyres.

At this point the story takes off. In one of the best collected tellings about the period, the fall of each of the nations of the twelve realms is told chronologically, paying particular attention to battles and kingdoms whose stories are not well told in other Elemenstor literature. For this reason The Twilight Vampyres is considered one of the best books set in this period.

The book ends in 1003, with the final nations gathered for a last attempt at resistance. The battle lines are drawn, the armies are gathered, and what promises to be the most mighty of battles is looming close on the horizon of history.

Here the story ends. One could argue that there was no need to tell the story of the final days of the war. The personal tale of Vhadxi's role is essentially complete, as the following battle merely tells of his defeat and banishment, and does not progress the character. Regardless of this literary justification, there was .... rioting.

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