Trinity Blood: From the Empire Vol. 1

The 24-episode anime series and seven-volume manga, "Trinity Blood" makes its way in the collection of novels translated in English, brought to us by Tokyo Pop. Volume 1, "Trinity Blood: Rage Against the Moons - From the Empire" is made up of sequences of novelettes, under a main umbrella, that are lightly connected with one another. The english translation is done well and the plot is coherent throughout the entire novel. In fact, I much preferred the novel over the manga. The splashes of black and white illustrations are a nice complement to the story. There is quite a collection of characters and a good variety of different elements blended together. If you enjoyed "Trigun," you will more likely enjoy "Trinity Blood" as well.

Two nations exist on Earth and remain split 500 years after the apocalyptic war between them. On one side stands the Roman Catholic Church powered by the Vatican, and on the other stands the vampire (aka "Methuselah") kingdom known as the New Human Empire. As each nation tries to best the other, a clear chain is formed. Humans eat animals and vampires eat humans, but what eats a vampire? How about a vampire that eats other vampires? A "Crusnik." And that is exactly what Abel Nightroad is.