Cirrus@Austlit

'An ancient craving. A dead world. Can one near-immortal save his heart as the planet descends into ruin?

'2141. Five-hundred-year-old Emrys Stone hates that his hunger for human souls kills everything he touches. But supplies are scarce in Earth's scorched landscape, and his kind are falling into anarchic chaos. When a ferocious insanity devours the remaining food source, Emrys's last hope for survival lies in a desperate trek across the apocalyptic wasteland.

'Almost at death's door, Emrys stumbles on another colony and asks for shelter in return for his services as an assassin. But when he becomes a pawn between warring factions and falls for a handsome human warrior, his violent passions could cost him his cursed life.

'Can Emrys survive the madness without destroying his own future in the land of the living?'

Source: Publisher's blurb.

'A beacon of hope in a desperate world. The lives of thousands ripe for taking. Can an immortal monster be humanity's salvation?

'For five hundred years, Emrys Stone has kept his true nature secret. But when moonlight exposes him as anything but human, he faces a choice: abandon the guaranteed supply of souls he needs to survive, or let them believe he is divine and seize control.

'With his lover's life in jeopardy, Emrys ascends as Providence's angelic leader. But not everyone is ready to sing Kumbaya and follow a self-proclaimed messiah. Old and new factions threaten the underground city, stopping at nothing to destroy him and his disciples and gain power for themselves.

'Can Emrys lead the remnants of humankind to a bright future, or will he extinguish the light at the end of the tunnel?'

Source: Publisher's blurb.

'For five hundred years, Emrys Stone believed that his hunger for human souls kills everyone he touches. But when he leads a group of exiles to safety, he discovers another being like himself living in harmony with humans—despite the threat they know he poses.

'The exiles finally have a second chance at what passes for a future in their post-apocalyptic world. But Emrys shares a history with the resident soul-eater that puts everything and everyone in danger. If he can atone for his past, he’ll unlock more than one secret to survival. But will jealousy, prejudice, and revenge destroy any chance of a happy ending?

'Soul Surrender is the final compelling novel in the Immortals of the Apocalypse gay paranormal sci-fi trilogy. If you like nuclear blasts from the past and closed hearts torn open, you’ll love Daniel de Lorne’s climactic conclusion.' (Publication summary)