Woe to the city where a vampire war begins… because when two Vampire Masters enter the fray, the innocent suffer—not only the mortal ones, but the living too. Like a knife against a knife, a duel for the title of Prince of the city is fought by two Elders—Jean-Claude and Alehandro. Power against power. Ages of wisdom against centuries of cruelty. Death against Death. And blood will pour and pour, and ruin will rise over the city—unless the terrifying game of the two is joined by a third—Anita Blake, vampire hunter who has crossed the law.