It is a Time of Legends.Nagash the Usurper is dead, but his last revenge has devastated the once-mighty kingdoms of Nehekhara. As the city-states turn to dust and their kings moulder in their graves awaiting their promised rebirth, a new power rises.Before the fall, in the city of Lahmia, Queen Neferata and her inner circle learned the secrets of eternal life from Nagash’s unholy tomes, becoming the first of a brand new race — the vampires. Thirsty for blood and power in equal measure, each of these powerful creatures pursues their own goals with single-minded fervour.Neferata, proud and vain, seeks to re-establish her empire and once again reign as queen. W’Soran, master of the magical arts, desires power over life and death.Abhorash, a warrior born, battles to slake his bloodthirst and regain his lost honour.But for all their plots and schemes, the vampires are nothing more than pawns in another, much larger, game — Nagash’s influence weighs heavily upon all those of his blood, and one day, he will return… The book was created by the InterWorld's Bookforge. Follow for new books. PQA: Political question and answer. The blog about russianand the world politics. Interworld's political blog in LJ. community of Bookforge in VK.