From celebrated comic artist Mike Mignola and award-
winning novelist Christopher Golden comes a work of gothic
storytelling like no other. Reminiscent of the illustrated
tales of old, here is a lyrical, atmospheric novel of the
paranormal—and a chilling allegory for the nature of
war.
“Why do dead men rise up to torment
the living?” Captain Henry Baltimore asks the malevolent
winged creature. The vampire shakes its head. “It was you
called us. All of you, with your war. The roar of your
cannons shook us from our quiet graves…. You killers. You
berserkers…. You will never be rid of us
now.”
When Lord Henry Baltimore awakens the
wrath of a vampire on the hellish battlefields of World
War I, the world is forever changed. For a virulent plague
has been unleashed—a plague that even death cannot
end.
Now the lone soldier in an eternal struggle
against darkness, Baltimore summons three old friends to a
lonely inn—men whose travels and fantastical experiences
incline them to fully believe in the evil that is
devouring the soul of mankind.
As the men await
their old friend, they share their tales of terror and
misadventure, and contemplate what part they will play in
Baltimore’s timeless battle. Before the night is through,
they will learn what is required to banish the plague—and
the creature who named Baltimore his nemesis—once and for
all.
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