Immortals’ Requiem

Immortals' Requiem is an award-winning grimdark fantasy novel by Vincent Bobbe, voted Book of the Year 2018 by OnlineBookClub.org. Blending contemporary England with vast supernatural worlds, this bold debut introduces readers to a hidden reality existing just a shadow's breadth from our own, a world populated by vampires, elves, werewolves, giants, and creatures drawn from the deepest wells of human mythology.

These ancient beings, known as the Immortals, are creatures of magic who should live forever, but they are fading. When a terrifying horror that has been dead for two thousand years suddenly returns to modern-day Manchester, the fragile balance between worlds begins to collapse. Five unlikely individuals, including a hard-drinking elf armed with a shotgun and an ancient warrior wielding a chainsaw, find their fates intertwined as they race to stop a being known as Cu Roi, the Miracle Child, from seizing control and driving all of civilization back into an age of blood and darkness.

Tolkienesque in its depth yet relentlessly gritty in its execution, Immortals' Requiem reads like a collision between Lord of the Rings, Game of Thrones, and American Gods. Bobbe's world-building is genuinely extraordinary, presenting mythological creatures reimagined from their original folk-tale roots, stripped of the sanitized versions we know today and restored to something far more dangerous and compelling.

What truly elevates this novel is its richly drawn cast of morally complex characters, each carrying their own story, their own burden, and their own reason to fight or to fall. Bobbe balances graphic action and dark humor with moments of surprising emotional depth, creating a reading experience that is violent, funny, heartbreaking, and utterly addictive. Fans of mature dark fantasy will not want to miss this one.