July 1914: Lydia Asher receives a cable from the British Embassy in Paris. “James Asher met with accident last night stop critical condition Hospital Saint Antoine stop.”
Lydia finds Paris on the verge of panic. Archduke Francis Ferdinand has been assassinated, the city is rife with rumors of a German invasion. Hospitals are barely staffed, medicines unavailable, in the rush to prepare for war. No one seems to know why James was in the bell tower of the ancient church of St. Clare or how he fell --- or why his throat and arms are punctured with multiple wounds --- but Lydia can't wait for him to wake from his coma and explain. She knows about James' top secret work for British Intelligence. She wastes no time sending for the one man who can help, the only man who will help: the vampire Don Simon Xavier Christian Morado de la Cadena-Ysidro.
While Lydia retraces James' footsteps during the day, Don Simon stands guard at his bedside by night, and together they piece together the puzzle of his actions prior to his accident.
Meanwhile the unconscious James experiences strange and disturbing dreams. Old memories are entangled with recollections of recent danger. Past betrayals appear to be repeating themselves. The German invaders are exploiting rivalries among the vampires of Paris, searching for a powerful talisman that will allow them to use the vampires to win dominion. Don Simon knows how it almost happened before. Now it is happening again. The hunt for the Facinum, the talisman of mastery, and the Chapel of Bones. Whoever controls them will be Master of All.
The sixth book in the James Asher Vampire Series is another riveting tale from Hambly. Read them in order starting with Those Who Hunt the Night for the maximum enjoyment.
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