It was an age of war. After six hundred years of peace, the vampires and vampaneze had taken up arms against each other in a brutal, bloody battle to the death. Only three vampires stood a chance of stopping the Vampaneze Lord. They were the Prince, Vancha March; the one-time General, Larten Crepsley; and a half-vampire, me - Darren Shan.Maturing at one-fifth the rate of a normal human, Darren has the looks of a fifteen-year-old, even though he is very much older. Vampire Prince and vampaneze killer he may be, but someone has outed him to the authorities and it's time for Darren to go back to school. But school is not the only thing that Darren has to come to terms with: faces from the past, the death of a clan member, a clash with a vampire hunter, and bloodthirsty vampaneze mean Darren's past is catching up with him - fast. It's time for the allies of the night to join forces. The hunt is on!Book Eight is in the thrilling bestselling series by lord of terror Darren Shan continues the journey into the dark world of vampires that has captivated millions.