An invitation to an unfamiliar city can only mean something fun is about togo down. Sid follows Claire to the lawless city, where he's launched into hisnewest quest: to hunt down the founding vampire, the Queen of Blood, sleepingsomewhere in this land. On the journey, he crosses paths with a mysteriousgirl-Mary, known as the oldest vampire hunter. Things are about to get messybetween the most powerful players in the lawless city and the Shadow Garden, asthey get one step closer to uncovering crucial information about thePossessed.