The portents are lining up for the biggest supernatural showdown of all time and-as if the Big Easy didn't have enough problems with another hurricane on the way-New Orleans is due to be the epicenter. Or, more precisely, the storm is vectoring in on half-vampire (but fresh-blood-eschewing) Chris Csejthe and his rag-tag coterie of outcast monsters. It seems Csejthe's epic mating with a werewolf lover has produced a child who holds the destiny of several worlds in the balance. And everyone who is anyone-vampire lord, were-pack leader, and the odd sea monster god and immortal elven princess-wants to twist this fabled progeny to his or her own power-hungry purposes. The latest thrill-packed, wisecracking entry in the popular Halflife Chronicles by witty (and nitty-gritty) goth master, Wm. Mark Simmons! Contains mature themes.