The spanish inquisition: Europe is lit by the human bonfires of religious fanaticism, and blood-drinker Don Sebastian de Villanueva is sickened by the screams and suffering. But even the undead may be powerless to prevent the human horrors of a new Dark Age. 16th-century Mexico: when the silver skull of Don Sebastian falls into the hands of an Aztec cult, an unholy alliance is formed between the resurrected vampire wizard and a virgin priestess. The French Revolution: heads roll and the streets of Paris are awash with blood. Don Sebastian is summoned back into this dark chaos - but even he has seen nothing to match the new terrors of a populace gripped by a bloodlust greater than his own. Les Daniels is the author of MARVEL: FIVE FABULOUS DECADES OF THE WORLD'S GREATEST COMICS, a best-seller on both sides of the Atlantic. He is currently working on a similar history of DC comics. His short fiction appears in many anthologies.