The saga of Darren Shan continues, but this time the stakes are much higher, and the results are deadly. In book 5 Darren discovered a traitor in the vampire clan, and watched a friend be murdered by that traitor as he barely escaped with his own life. But Darren has returned to Vampire Mountain determined to expose Kurda and save the vampire clan from the coming attack of the vampanese. But will he make it back in time and will the Vampire Prince's believe him? Or is this the end for Darren and the entire vampire clan? The fast and exciting plot comes to a surprising and thrilling end!