Lord of the Dead

Famed nineteenth-century poet and rake Lord Byron travels to Greece and becomes the world's most formidable vampire--entering a dark, intoxicating world of ancient arts and scorching excesses of evil--in this offbeat book by the author of Slave of My Thirst. Traveling in the mountains of Greece, Byron falls under the spell of a mysterious fugitive slave, whose pale, slim body arouses his lust. Utterly entranced, his fate is sealed. The supreme sensualist embarks on a life of adventure--that of the world's most formidable vampire. Chosen to enjoy powers beyond those any vampire has ever known, Byron enters a dark, intoxicating world of long-lost secrets, ancient arts, and scorching excesses of evil. He drinks deeply of terror and sex. But his diversions, delicious and cruel, are also his torment: an all-consuming thirst damning all those he loves...