THE #1 BESTSELLING DARK FANTASY SAGA THAT OUTSELLS STEPHEN KING Also Laurel K. Hamilton and Kim Harrison. Book One Blood Rites rose to #1 on the Fictionwise.com Dark Fantasy bestseller list. In Book Two, the young necromancer, Isranon, now a blood-slave, lies helpless, at the mercy of Anksha, a demon-eater who is the Beast of legend. But even her feasting on his blood, magical powers and life force is not the worst threat to Isranon, for not far away the Vampire Lord, Brandrahoon, master of demons, is creating a monster, a creature with a gift of magic powerful enough to make him a king or a god. Unexpectedly, Anksha finds herself falling in love with Isranon--can the slave become the master? When Lord Brandrahoon's creation frees an even greater evil, Isranon escapes in the destruction that follows. The world's only hope is now the despised Isranon, apostate Dark Brother of the Light. Eternally bound to Anksha, and threatened by his own people with blades and death spells, how can Isranon prevent the coming holocaust sweeping the planet free of life? How can he even hope to survive long enough to recover his ancestor's staff, long promised to him in prophecy? Janrae Frank] is no less accomplished than C. J. Cherryh, and Andre Norton Publisher's Weekly. Cover: Elspeth Fahey.