When the vampire Kether Mica'tore suffers relentless dreams of the apocalyptic destruction of Kar'mi'shah, he returns to London to find the portal home both claimed and forcibly closed by humans. Enraged and suffering near fatal wounds at the hands of those humans, he finds himself alone in a city without allies, and uses half-remembered ancient magics to construct a nightmarish creature to help him battle those that would stop him.
Detective Constable Horseman is investigating a series of brutal murders that can only have been committed by vampires. Struggling to cope with their now accepted presence he must somehow come to terms with, and ultimately arrest, those responsible for such atrocities.
Gina Bryher is a young woman restarting her life as an archaeology student. Finding herself caught between new friendships, vampire awareness and the imminent cataclysm facing both worlds, she must cross the portal to Kar'mi'shah, face the destructive force that is coming, and assist in the ascension of the new pharaoh.
