Empire of the Vampire (Empire of the Vampire, #1)

by Jay Kristoff

never once have I seen the meek inherit anything but the table scraps of the strong.”

‘There’s no one more afraid to die than those who believe they’re undying.

‘What a world this would be, were it not held wholly and solely in the grip of stubborn old men.’

She told me no flower blooms that grows in two beds,

“When your whole world is going to hell, all you need is someone who sounds like he knows the way.