First published 2011
Two years have passed since the vampiric virus spread across the globe. The Master, an ancient vampire of extraordinary power, has orchestrated the mass killing of humans worldwide. Civilization teeters on the edge of complete destruction. Dr. Eph Goodweather fights alongside Dr. Nora Martinez, Vasiliy Fet, and Mr. Quinlan, who is half vampire and seeks vengeance against his own creator. This small group of resistance fighters works to destroy the new order the Master has built. The Master exploits human weakness with deadly skill, turning moral certainties into shifting uncertainties. Evidence surfaces that someone within their circle has betrayed them. One person possesses the key to killing the Master, but his loyalty remains questionable. The survivors face an impossible choice about who they can trust with humanity's future. Someone among them must make the final sacrifice to save what remains of the world.
Genres: science-fiction, adventure, horror, thriller, action, apocalyptic
Vibes: dark, fast-paced, suspenseful, thought-provoking
Tropes: enemies-to-lovers, found-family, unreliable-narrator
Setting: Global
Period: 21st-Century
371 pages · Hardcover · HarperCollins Publishers
Content warnings: death, graphic-violence, violence