Devastating conclusion to The Mercian Trilogy, as the vampire's destiny is finally revealed The sorcerer Wyndham is set to destroy Will before he can achieve his destiny, but the bigger challenge facing the vampire Earl of Mercia is finding a way through the maze of prophecies laid down for him, to a future that is good. As the barriers to the underworld fall around him, only one thing is clear - the choices will not be easy for Will, or for Eloise .