A mysterious and handsome elder vampire, Lord Osiris Lyvantium, becomes aware of a magical grimoire that possess many secrets, some of which reveal a way the vampire can fulfil his impassioned dreams. The question is whether a reluctant hero, Raven Tarohfyre, a human and young guardsman, will be able to fulfil a destiny appointed to him by a soothsayer, and thwart the vampire's ambitions. All the while he must survive a brooding war between kingdoms, vicious assassins, and wrestle with his growing affections for a girl he meets during his adventures. It will be up to him and those in his company to prevent his homelands from being changed in ways that only true darkness can comprehend. The vampire will have to contend with a beautiful witch queen, Athynia, and a human, in order to get what he wants. And the people that inhabit all the kingdoms, will have to contend with the reawakening of magick, an ancient prophecy, and face shocking revelations, to survive and find lasting peace. Some things cannot remain dormant forever. "All that you thirst now will become marooned... For when the citadels of time have fallen, thou shalt know blood is more valuable than gold." This is an epic fantasy set across untamed mythical lands of magick, superstition and witches, the world's first and oldest vampire looms out of his isolation and seeks passage to the place of his origins. It is a complex, enigmatic and elaborate story spanning across a large fascinating and ancient world. The struggle of humans, dueling nobles and star-crossed lovers, cast in a perilous and unpredictable lands is woven into a milieu of greater events, divining intricate and often stunning sagas. Humans are haunted by fear of the unknown and by their own fragility due to the existence of both witches and vampires. A rich tapestry of nature's beauty and brooding emotion often comes to bear in vivid details, in conjunction with various unfolding scenes of political intrigue culminating amid dark chaos that seems paradoxical and seductive.
Pickup or delivery?