FOR THE PAST TWO HUNDRED YEARS, SHADOW FALLS HAS BEEN KNOWN AS A QUIET, TRANQUIL TOWN. THE TRUTH IS THOSE THAT CALL HER HOME HOLD TIGHTLY TO A DEEP, DARK SECRET: NOT ONLY DO VAMPIRES EXIST BUT THEY RULE OVER THEIR HUMAN STOCK WITH UNWAVERING AND ALL INTRUSIVE AUTHORITY. WHILE THE VAMPIRE RUN GOVERNMENT HAS HAD ITS TRIALS, FROM UNHEARD OF IMMORTALITY THREATENING ILLNESSES TO A RECENTLY QUELLED REVOLUTION, ONCE AGAIN THE SUPERNATURALLY STRONG HAVE COME TO CONTROL THE WEAK WITH AN EVEN MORE MERCILESS HAND THAN EVER BEFORE.