Nightlord: Sunset by Garon Whited The main character, Eric, is a single, unassuming college physics professor. After a bad breakup, he goes on a drinking binge with his buddies. He wakes up the next morning with what he thinks is just a bad hangover and in a bed in a majestic home owned by a beautiful woman. Gradually, over a period of a few days, Eric realizes his body is different. Sasha, apparently his wife in a previous life, lets him try to discover his new life gradually. He soon comes to the realization that he is a vampire, but he is not like the vampires of other books and legends. He is alive in the day and dead at night, among a few other unique differences. By reading journals left by the man Sasha claims he used to be, he also …show more content…
His goal is to exact revenge on the religious leaders who killed Sasha, but before he can do that he settles into this new world learning its language, its geography, its people, and their many beliefs. Nightlord: Sunset is epic in length and depth. This is the first book in a four-book series. It has elements very similar to Lord of the Rings and Game of Thrones, with dragons, orcs, goblins, knights, witches, demons, mermaid men, people similar to the Native Americans, priests, and wizards. I especially love the main character’s helpful companion, a metal horse, that he created through magic. He also has a talking, flaming sword. Told in the first person like reading a daily journal, Eric goes through many adventures while gaining strength, power, and personal allies. I love this genre. I especially enjoyed the fact that the main character (and thus the author) knows a lot about the fundamentals of science. He weaves science into the spells that the main character performs. I also thoroughly enjoyed the author’s sense of humor that came through in the voice of the