Old Blood

The Eclipse has stood for thousands of years, in the shadows of the world, keeping the magical and mundane separate by any means necessary. But though they stand among the strongest of groups in this hidden world, they are not the only ones. And for all their darker nature, they are certainly not the worst.

Three ancient Vampire Houses, clans of unspeakable age and power, are coming together in a historic peace accord. As vampires are selfish and cruel by their very nature, and as the only thing they despise more than their human prey is other vampires, all parties involved suspect treachery. Security will be paramount, and as the group most concerned with avoiding a public disaster, Eclipse is obliged to provide it. But even as elite young undead expert Himeko Ashida and slightly less expert but considerably more undead Dominic St. Clare arrive on the scene to lead the team, they find the conference already on the verge of collapse and a brutal crime already committed. Now their only options are to find a killer even they can barely understand... or find themselves the first casualties in a magical world war.