After traveling with Mr. Crepsley, the vampire who made him into a half-vampire, Darren returns to the freak show known as the Cirque du Freak and continues to fight his need to drink human blood.
Darren Shan leaves Vampire Mountain as part of an elite force on a life-and-death mission to find the newly-risen Vampaneze Lord, who is set to lead the vampaneze into war against the vampires.
Half-vampire Darren Shan welcomes a trip away from Cirque du Freak and accompanies Mr. Crepsley and Evra to the city, but the discovery of blood-drained bodies cause Darren to suspect his master is the guilty party.
B Smith and the other Angels undertake a first mission escorting a group of survivors from zombie-infested London to a safe haven in New Kirkland only to discover that their charges do not represent the best of humanity.
"B is on the run following her wedding to the murderous fiend Mr. Dowling. She escapes his clutches, only to find that he has laid siege to the Angels' base in London's County Hall. And when B learns of the history between Mr. Dowling and someone she trusted, she decides that she is the only one who can save humanity"--.
"While saving the town of New Kirkham, B's old friend, Vinyl, is kidnapped by the Ku Klux Klan. The Angels are prepared to do what it takes to save him, but B will have to make some very hard decisions about her loyalties"--Provided by publisher.