Death

The Mercian Trilogy #3

by K.J. Wignall

The vampire's destiny is finally revealed in the devastating conclusion to The Mercian Trilogy

I am pestilence and plague, war and turmoil. I am what you fear when the night is dark, I am the shiver you feel in your spine when you least expect it. I am the dreams from which you awake full of dread. I am the dreams from which one day you fear you will never wake at all. I am death, and you will know me soon enough.

The sorcerer Wyndham is set to destroy Will before he can achieve his destiny, but the bigger challenge facing the vampire Earl of Mercia is finding a way through the maze of prophecies laid down for him, to a future that is good. As the barriers to the underworld fall around him, only one thing is clear—the choices will not be easy for Will, or for Eloise.

298 pages, Paperback

First published March 3, 2013

About the author

K.J. Wignall is the author of "The Mercian Trilogy", the first book of which, "Blood" (September 2011 in the USA and UK), will be followed by "Alchemy" in 2012.

He is also the author of several adult thrillers and short stories, and has been nominated for awards in both America and the UK. His works have also been published in Germany, Finland, Japan, Russia and Poland.

You can find out more (crypts, ghosts, all the usual stuff) on his website and visit KJW on Facebook -

http://www.facebook.com/pages/K-J-Wig...

Reviews

[Laure Dombrecht · Rating 5 out of 5]

Loved this ending! Thrilling and exciting till the end! The feels at the end, I'm entering a mourning period.

[Kevin · Rating 2 out of 5]

I decided to read this third book in the trilogy just to get some closure ... :-) Plus, I got a review copy, so low risk. In all seriousness, I did want to see how the series came to a close. And the ending was enjoyable. The thing I struggled with was the pace of the story. It could be that it has been so long between reading the 2nd and 3rd book that I was disconnected from the story arc. Or it could be that this type YA novel is not my style. For whatever reason, I thought the plot dragged quite a bit in places. As Will and Eloise work at figuring out their destinies the story got bogged down. It really only seemed to pick up some pace and drive in the final fourth of the book. Then I felt like things were coming together and the resolution was satisfying even if a little corny.

[Kira Simion]

I've finished the first two so might as well finish the last book, right?

[Phillip Cushman · Rating 4 out of 5]

This is the first vampire series I have read. I had thought them to be silly but I was able to suspend disbelief and enjoyed the Trilogy very much. Now I hope the floors and walls in my home will quieten down and whoever is making the nighttime creaking sounds will cease!

[CKZ · Rating 3 out of 5]

2.5 – 3 stars

[Imara · Rating 4 out of 5]

Death surpasses it's predecessors in many ways. I somehow felt this book would end this way because of several reasons I'm not going to say, otherwise I would spoil everything. The fourth star is because of the unexpected revelation of the first person narrator(who has its own chapters) AND because this was the first book in the trilogy to let me feel some emotion, that's great given it never happened in the previous books. I would recommend this series to those who really like to read about vampires or would like to read a pretty original story within this genre.

[N.B. Dixon · Rating 5 out of 5]

This has been a fantastic Trilogy and the final book more than lived up to my expectations. The Mercian Trilogy and its Author haven’t had much in the way of press as far as I know. I stumbled on them by chance. All I can say is certain well known Authors in the vampire genre could learn a lot from him. ‘Death’ is a powerful, thought-provoking read with some fantastic twists. At the end, I was left with the sattisfaction of having read a great series, but an aching sense of sadness too.

[Iris Post · Rating 3 out of 5]

I'm not entirely sure what to think of this book really. I think I'm happy with the end although the resurrection of Will is terribly cliché. And I wonder who Sophie is because during the entire book it's suggested that she plays a role in the prophecy but then she doesn't but then who is she? All in all I think it was a fun book though

[Theo Meyer · Rating 5 out of 5]

I feel like there needed to be more, not just Marcus telling us that she and Will got married, even though he wasn't the same Will we grew to love. I'm happy they'll be able to live a normal life and be happy. I love the way the first page is!!
"I am death, and you will know me soon enough."

[Nessa · Rating 5 out of 5]

Wonderfully written, unique story line and an amazing ending to an fantastic trilogy!!!!! I LOVED LOVED LOVED IT!!! :-)