After centuries of leading his people as a messiah of sorts,
spreading the creed of Pretenaturalism, Tynan Llywelyn was
convinced to spearhead a battle against the demigod Vicinus
and the conquering Tyst (who sought his favor) in Eternal
Vigilance 2: The Death of Illusions. As ETERNAL
VIGILANCE 3: BOUND IN BLOOD begins, the battle is
over and he faces the aftermath of his actions including new
personal responsibilities he has assumed. Although the
battle dealt the Tyst and their cyber-network
Chronous a severe, if not crippling, blow the war is far
from over. The Vampires and Phuree are marshaling their
forces and planning the next steps of their plans to destroy
technology when one of Tynan's responsibilities draws him
from the safety of headquarters, placing him and the goals
of the alliance at risk.
When Gabrielle Faust had her character Tynan Llywelyn spend
the first few pages of the book in internal soliloquy
contemplating philosophical aspects of war, pain and
humanity I almost gave up on writing this review. "Oh Gods"
I thought "another Onanistic work that flails about using
advanced vocabulary and angst-ridden world weariness to
squeeze every trite bit of Emo-centered juice from a
thought. Damn, if the next 200 pages are like this, it is
going to be a long, weary read for me." Ok, to be honest, I
literally thought "What a pile of Gothic hoohah. How am I
gonna wade through this?" then I translated
it into the ornate detail-burdened language used in the
book. Writing with that level of intricacy has its
pleasures, but can it be pleasurable to read?
In the past I've learned if I can just wade through the
first leaden chapter sometimes a work I thought I would hate
becomes intriguing, so I persisted.
It wasn't until a few pages later, when the storyline wove
in, that my hopes were raised. It was a little difficult to
become accustomed to Faust's ornate Victorian style of
ornamenting simple descriptive passages but as her
characters began taking part in the story, the book became
bearable. As she revealed more of the heart of Tynan and
those he cared for, the book became engrossing. By the time
I reached the very intense and powerful conclusion Gabrielle
Faust's words brought tears to my eyes.
If you are someone interested in Gothic themes,
post-apocalyptic stories, vampires or all of the above and
don't mind quite a bit of graphic violence, you will likely
enjoy the Eternal Vigilance series; and if you have
an interest in the new roads being forged in the fantasy
genres and an open mind you may become a new fan of
Gabrielle Faust.
When Tynan Llywelyn awoke from a century of Immortal Sleep
in the year 2111 his Maker, Phelan Daray, delivered him by
force into the arms of a war between the Tyst Empire, a
global technological dictatorship bent on becoming immortal
by resurrecting a vampiric god called the Vicinus and the
Phuree, the human rebel uprising. Without a chance to fully
adapt to the dangerous war-torn world around him, Tynan was
forced to make a horrific choice to either stand and fight
against the Tyst Empire, carrying out a mission to
assassinate the Queen bearing the vampiric god, or turn his
back on the world, leaving it to the mercy of the Tyst’s
greed and the Vicinus’ revenge. Against his better judgment,
he chose to fight.
Now, with the rage of a thwarted empire and a denied primal
god bearing down upon him, Tynan must make his final stand,
risking everything to save not only his own vampiric race,
but humanity as well.
The eagerly-anticipated conclusion to Gabrielle S. Faust’s
Eternal Vigilance trilogy.
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