Lightfall, Ed Crocker
Lightfall, Ed Crocker
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Lightfall
Book One of The Everlands

Author: Ed Crocker

Series: Everlands Trilogy #1

Narrator: Shakira Shute

Unabridged: 16 hr 38 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Published: 01/14/2025


Synopsis

A novel of vampires, werewolves and sorcerers, Lightfall is the stunning debut epic fantasy by Ed Crocker, for fans of Jay Kristoff’s Empire of the Vampire and Richard Swan’s The Justice of Kings

For centuries, vampires freely roamed the land until the Grays came out of nowhere, wiping out half the population in a night. The survivors fled to the last vampire city of First Light, where the rules are simple. If you’re poor, you drink weak blood. If you’re nobility, you get the good stuff. And you can never, ever leave.

Palace maid Sam has had enough of these rules, and she’s definitely had enough of cleaning the bedpans of the lords who enforce them. When the son of the city’s ruler is murdered and she finds the only clue to his death, she seizes the chance to blackmail her way into a better class and better blood. She falls in with the Leeches, a group of rebel maids who rein in the worst of the Lords. Soon she’s in league with a sorcerer whose deductive skills make up for his lack of magic, a deadly werewolf assassin and a countess who knows a city’s worth of secrets.

There’s just one problem. What began as a murder investigation has uncovered a vast conspiracy by the ruling elite, and now Sam must find the truth before she becomes another victim. If she can avoid getting murdered, she might just live forever.

A Macmillan Audio production from St. Martin’s Press.

About Ed Crocker

Ed Crocker is a Manchester-based freelance editor whose clients include Sunday Times bestselling authors and award-winning indie authors. He also writes book reviews and interviews authors for various SFF & horror publications.


Reviews

Goodreads review by Ryan on June 20, 2024

For years, I saw agents and publishers say that they'd only look at books with vampires and werewolves if they did something completely different with them. LIGHTFALL is definitely that book. Just look at the main conceit on page one: "No humans here." Without humans, a story about vampires and werew......more

Goodreads review by Booksblabbering || Cait❣️ on December 23, 2024

I devoured this - bloody brilliant debut! 😉🩸 Expect vampires, werewolves, sorcerers, and a mystery! Palace maid Sam is a bookworm, desperate for something better than the order which sees her under vicious Lords who control the blood. They get the best type which empowers them whilst the Worms (her c......more

Goodreads review by Billie's Not So Secret Diary on December 31, 2024

Lightfall by Ed Crocker The Everlands #1 Fantasy Supernatural NetGalley eARC Pub Date: Jan 14, 2025 St. Martin's Press Ages: 16+ The Grays came out of nowhere, wiping out half of the vampires with bullets that kill with even just a graze. The survivors ran to the city of First Light and there the poor drank......more

Goodreads review by Nika on January 31, 2025

It all starts, as always, with the main character seeking adventure and death, almost as if it's her hobby. Then quickly, we’re thrown into a covert operation, unraveling mysteries and facing dangers. Time passes, and all the heroes come together as a whole gang. Somewhere near the end, I found myself......more

Goodreads review by Page_2_Pen on February 12, 2025

I enjoyed the world-building immensely in this strange, dark world of vampires, werewolves, and sorcerers! The detail put into the creation of this story was so rich that it made it easy to imagine it could exist. The characters were so well developed, flawed and complex alike. I felt the plot was a......more


Quotes

"The worldbuilding is classic paranormal fantasy, but the many players and complex politics lend this an epic fantasy feel. Crocker shows plenty of promise."
- Publisher's Weekly

"Debut author Crocker creates a world full of mysterious lore in this paranormal fantasy series starter. Witty and surprisingly philosophical, Lightfall will have readers eagerly anticipating the second installment."
- Booklist

"Lightfall is a darkly delightful subversion of the vampire tale, in which the supernatural takes centre stage rather than hiding in the shadows. Read this if you crave tons of whip-smart snarky banter set against a brooding, blood-drenched world."
- Sunyi Dean, International Bestselling Author of The Book Eaters

"Lightfall is a smart, witty fantasy with a lusciously developed world as rich and dark as the blood that runs through it."
- Frances White, Sunday Times bestselling author of Voyage of the Damned

"A bloody good vampire book with a compelling mystery at its core—fans of Jay Kristoff will eat this up."
- Amber Logan, author of The Secret Garden of Yanagi Inn

"Fizzing with wit and intrigue, unique worldbuilding and visceral action, Lightfall offers a thrilling examination of power and class, steeped in a world that trades in blood and secrets. A tremendous first installment to what promises to be an unforgettable series."
- David Wragg, author of the Article of Faith series

"Brilliantly written and endlessly entertaining, Lightfall tears down everything you know about vampires, then reconstructs it into a tale that’s thrilling and compulsive. Get it into your lives now. There will be blood…"
- Adam Simcox, author of The Dying Squad Trilogy

"It’s big, it's brutal, it’s bloody—it’s everything I didn’t know I wanted in a vampire fantasy"
- Andy Peloquin, bestselling author of the Darkblade and Queen of Thieves series