A young woman washes up on the coastline of a primitive but growing civilization. San Francisco. Taken by brothers from a Spanish Monastery, the woman-Thalassa-discovers the heavy and violent realities of the human world. At the same time a war begins in the Vampire Kingdom. With their King murdered, his children battle each other for control. Against his will, legendary warrior Erechantheus Maldaiv travels to forbidden lands, the western hemisphere in search of the dead King's bastard. The vampires believe that the bastard's blood will end the war and stabilize their kingdom. But the western world is dangerous for their kind, and Erech soon becomes distracted by forbidden fruit. In the form of one of the nuns from the convent, Thalassa, who has taken her vows to fight against the dark creatures who have invaded their land. Soon he realizes that this nun has a terrible secret and one that he is wiling to fight for. FI
