Gorthk Gurnisson and his loyal human companion Felix Jaeger have encountered a new and terrible enemy in their unending war against the forces of Chaos. When mighty evil forms in the darkest Silvania, it threatens to reach out and rip out the very heart of the Empire—and also take Felix’s relationship with Ulrika. But when the enemies turn out to be powerful vampires that have lived for more than a hundred years, the deadly battle can end only in tragedy and death.