Sure that an ancient tome, the _Occido Lumen_, holds the secret to defeating the Master, Fet and Setrakian head to the auction house for a different kind of battle. Meanwhile, Eph, sure of a conspiracy surrounding the vampire epidemic, mounts a secret mission to assassinate the wealthy and ailing Eldritch Palmer! * The next chapter in The Strain Trilogy, by Guillermo del Toro and Chuck Hogan! * Soon to be a TV show on FX! "I've got to say that they've created the vilest, most revolting looking vampires I've ever seen."�Geeks of Doom