VENGEANCE WILL BE HERS
ALLISON SEKEMOTO ONCE STRUGGLED WITH THE QUESTION: HUMAN OR MONSTER?
WITH THE DEATH OF HER LOVE, ZEKE, SHE HAS HER ANSWER.
MONSTER
Allie will embrace her cold vampire side to hunt down and end Sarren, the psychopathic vampire who murdered Zeke. But the trail is bloody and long, and Sarren has left many surprises for Allie and her companions—her creator, Kanin, and her blood brother, Jackal. The trail is leading straight to the one place they must protect at any cost—the last vampire-free zone on Earth, Eden. And Sarren has one final, brutal shock in store for Allie.
In a ruined world where no life is sacred and former allies can turn on you in one heartbeat, Allie will face her darkest days. And if she succeeds, triumph is short-lived in the face of surviving forever alone.
PRAISE FOR BESTSELLING AUTHOR
JULIE KAGAWA
‘Katniss Everdeen better watch out.’ —Huffington Post on The Immortal Rules
‘Julie Kagawa is one killer storyteller.’
—MTV
‘A book that will keep its readers glued to the pages until the very end.’
—New York Journal of Books
‘Kagawa pulls her readers into a unique world of make-believe with her fantastic storytelling, and ultimately leaves them wanting more by the end of each book.’
—Times Record News
‘Kagawa has done the seemingly impossible and written a vampire book … that feels fresh in an otherwise crowded genre.’
—Kirkus Reviews on The Immortal Rules
‘An intense and thought-provoking series’
—School Library Journal on The Eternity Cure
‘Surpasses the greater majority of dark fantasies’
—teenreads.com
JULIE KAGAWA is the internationally bestselling author of the Iron Fey and Blood of Eden series. Born in Sacramento, she has been a bookseller and an animal trainer and enjoys reading, painting, playing in her garden and training in martial arts. She lives near Louisville, Kentucky, with her husband and a plethora of pets. Visit her at www.juliekagawa.com.
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Available from Julie Kagawa and
Blood of Eden series (in reading order)
THE IMMORTAL RULES
THE ETERNITY CURE
The Iron Fey series (in reading order)
THE IRON KING
WINTER’S PASSAGE (eBook) THE IRON DAUGHTER THE IRON QUEEN SUMMER’S CROSSING (eBook) THE IRON KNIGHT IRON’S PROPHECY (eBook) THE LOST PRINCE THE IRON TRAITOR
To Nick. Your ideas are invaluable.
And to my readers. Your tears feed my muse.
Contents
“I don’t expect you to understand, little bird. I expect you only to sing. Sing for me, sing for Kanin, and make it a glorious song.”
—Sarren
Part I
DEMON
Chapter 1
The outpost gate creaked in the wind, swinging back on its hinges. It knocked lightly against the wall, a rhythmic tapping sound that echoed in the looming silence. A cold breeze swirled through the gap, and the scent of blood lay on the air like a heavy blanket.
“He’s been here,” Kanin murmured at my side. The Master vampire was a dark statue against the falling snow, motionless and calm, but his eyes were grave. I regarded the fence impassively, the wind tugging at my coat and straight black hair.
“Is