Remy Pendergast is many things: the only son of the Duke of Valenbonne, an elite bounty hunter, and an outcast among his fellow Reapers. His mother was a subject of gossip even before she eloped with a vampire, giving rise to rumours that Remy is a half-vampire himself. All his life he has been shaped into a weapon and when a terrifying new breed of vampire is sighted outside of the city, Remy prepares to investigate alone.