A beautifully written, classic vampire tale with a modern twist. Suspenseful and action-packed. When an alcoholic archaeologist removes a scythe from the chest of an unusually well preserved plague victim, he unknowingly awakens a tyrannous ancient vampire. Halfway across the world, a long-dormant bloodline curse is simultaneously revived in college freshman Sofia Kennigen, a direct descendant of the old vampire's mortal queen. Sofia is dragged...