When Darren Shan returns home, he is met by old enemies and scores to be settled, and with destiny certain to destroy him, the world seems doomed to fall to the Ruler of the Night.
Darren Shan returns home, accompanied by Mr. Tall, but feels it is too dangerous to see his friends and family, and Steve, Lord of the Vampaneze, sets up a fight to the death between himself and Darren.
