(BookLife of Publisher's Weekly)

Nixon’s series opener pits dueling vampire factions against each other in Malmö, Sweden, as American vampire Leo—who views humans as “flawed creatures” in need of sympathy—seeks answers about his origins.

What he discovers is a city teetering on the edge of chaos, where the Everborn—vampires without “pure blood,” treated as “second-class citizens” by the rival Night Walkers—are led by the enigmatic Jericho.

Leo is quickly pulled into a desperate search for a stolen diary—sought by both the Everborns and Night Walkers—rumored to contain secrets capable of tipping the power balance between the two groups.

As Leo ventures deeper into Malmö’s mysteries, he uncovers ties to his own past that make him question not just the Everborns and the Night Walkers but also his true place among them all.

The Everborn moves at a brisk, tense pace. Within the opening chapters, Leo has encountered Michael—a sardonic, impeccably dressed Everborn who becomes his uneasy guide—and discovered that Malmö’s undead population is anything but united. Nixon’s most interesting structural choice is the story’s unreliable mentorship, with Leo moving from Michael to Jericho to Natalie—a Night Walker who saves him despite being his enemy. Each of those characters offers a competing version of this world, and, by the time the mysterious Susanne appears—a woman with a cryptic connection to the diary as well as both Leo and Michael—readers will wonder who can be trusted. Nixon establishes early on—particularly with a prisoner interrogation scene that sees Michael calmly ordering a finger removed to extract information—that neither side occupies clean moral ground.

Thanks to Nixon’s skill at action sequences—visceral fight scenes and a chilling cinema-worthy vampire feast where Leo observes the “animal in me [take] over” have real momentum—the story’s revelations land with genuine force, and the novel develops just enough of the novel’s mythology to keep readers invested in the next series offering.

Takeaway: Confident series opener of morally ambiguous, warring vampire factions.

Comparable Titles: Jim Butcher’s Twelve Months, Lena Meydan’s Twilight Forever Rising.

(Amazon Customer Review)

"...A vampire story that serves as a metaphor for someone struggling with their identity, sense of belonging and community… Loved the character development, storyline and at different points; focusing on different characters, so to speak, as momentary protagonists."

(Early Advance Copy Reader)

"I was completely hooked by your narrative and your style since page one."

(Early Advance Copy Reader)

"I'm impressed by the quality of writing and plotting... carried different voices and still managed to make them sound unique."

(Early Advance Copy Reader)

"The messages of division and belonging stood out the most... a craving to belong to a place, a community, or a person."

(Goodreads Review)

"Wow, this book really took me by surprise! I absolutely loved following Leo on his journey to find a sense of belonging. The writing style hooked me from the very first chapter, and the storyline was fantastic. The chapters are short and easy to read, which made it such an engaging experience. Seeing those scattered Swedish sentences really made it feel like home."

The hard cover the book has been in the London Book Fair, has been vetted by industry professionals, and is now located in the Malmö (Sweden) city library available to borrow.
Hard cover editions have been given out on the streets of Malmö and is available for purchase through major retailers and the company's website. The ebook version of each book in the series will be free on the company website.
The books serve as a Proof of Concept, for the overall mission of House of Nixon Creative Studios. Kendall D. Nixon, the author and owner of the studio has been working diligently in the background building full franchise and IP that serves multiple mediums of The Everborn Universe. Currently, you can also listen to the Talking Everborn: Inside the Universe podcast exclusively on Spotify for more insights to the creators visions, insights, and breakdowns of each book.