First Light: A Novel (Night’s Edge, 2)

There are some things one can never outrun, the past being one of them. In the wake of a personal loss, Mia has left home and moved to New York City. Despite the everyday perils of life in the big city, there is a new threat posed by a virus called “Saratovs Syndrome.” The virus turns its hosts into vampires (dubbed “Saras”). Mia is well acquainted with this affliction as it infected and killed her mother.

Despite thousands of miles of distance, Mia feels the looming presence of her mother’s boyfriend, Devon, who turned her mother into a monster. Mia wants to learn more about the Saras and takes a job at a volunteer center that shelters and cares for them. Soon, Mia meets the enigmatic Cora and is drawn to her. The pair soon break out from the shelter leading to a journey fraught with peril.

First Light is the highly charged and thrilling sequel to Night’s Edge (2023). Author Liz Kerin writes of a nightmarish landscape where Mia seeks to liberate herself from the burdensome only to walk into a new kind of misery. A book that combines sci-fi/horror with just the right amount of heart to make for a well-rounded read.