SILVER UNDER NIGHTFALL

Full of court intrigue, queer romance, and terrifying monsters - human and inhuman - Rin Chupeco's Gothic epic fantasy will appeal to fans of Samantha Shannon's The Priory of the Orange Tree and the adult animated series Castlevania.

Remy Pendergast is many things: the only son of the Duke of Valenbonne (though his father might wish otherwise), an elite bounty hunter of rogue vampires, and an outcast among his fellow Reapers. His mother was a subject of gossip even before she eloped with a vampire, giving rise to rumors that Remy is a half-vampire himself. Remy's whole life, his father has been shaping him into a weapon to fight for the kingdom of Aluria, though it barely tolerates him in return.

When a terrifying new breed of vampire is sighted outside of the city, Remy prepares to investigate alone. But then he encounters the shockingly warmhearted vampire heiress Xiaodan Song and her infuriatingly arrogant fiancé, vampire lord Zidan Malekh, who may hold the key to defeating the creatures - though he knows associating with them won't do his reputation any favors. When he's offered a spot alongside them to find the truth about the mutating virus, now known as the Rot, Remy faces a choice.

It's one he's certain he'll soon regret.

But as the three face dangerous hardships during their journey, Remy develops fond and complicated feelings for the couple. He begins to question what he holds true about vampires, as well as the story behind his own family legacy. As the Rot continues to spread across the kingdom, Remy must decide where his loyalties lie: with his father and the kingdom he's spent his life defending, or the vampires who might just be the death of him.

Rin Chupeco is a Chinese Filipino writer of young adult fiction, best known for their The Bone Witch, The Girl from the Well, and The Never-Tilting World series. Chupeco is Chinese and was born and raised in Manila, Philippines. They are of Chinese, Malay, Thai, and Filipino descent. As a child, Chupeco was fascinated with ghost stories, saying that they were drawn in by absolute injustice of Japanese tales that tend to favor male aggressors and never end positively for women. They collected the works of Peter Straub, Stephen King, Shirley Jackson, Edgar Allan Poe, and Christopher Pike. Their favorite story is that of the kuchisake-onna. Prior to becoming an author, Chupeco worked as a graphic designer. They are married and live with their partner and two children in Manila.