Blood & Fur

Every year, the cruel Nightlords elevate a new puppet Emperor to rule Yohuachanca in luxury—only to sacrifice him upon the altar when the year ends. But their newest victim is no ordinary pawn. In The Last Emperor, Iztac is a destitute orphan harboring a lethal secret: he is a sorcerer capable of walking the underworld to plunder forbidden spells of the dead. With only twelve months before his scheduled death, Iztac must amass stolen magical power and plot a desperate rebellion against vampire gods before the Scarlet Moon seals his fate.

Time is running out for Emperor Iztac. In The Fire Dawn, he uncovers the Nightlords' apocalyptic plot: to ignite a sulfur sun during the New Fire Ceremony that will permit vampires to slaughter the living by day. Surrounded by palace intrigue and treacherous spies, Iztac has mere weeks to derail the ritual. His only hope lies in an uneasy bargain with his estranged witch mother, who demands he brave the perilous trials of Xibalba—a hellish underworld city crawling with demons—to seize the forbidden magic needed to save his world.

Having dealt the Nightlords a bitter blow, Iztac faces an increasingly paranoid court of vampire tyrants who are desperate to unmask his treachery. In The Lord of Fear, survival demands that the young emperor embrace darkness himself. As he battles through the continuing nightmarish trials of Xibalba, rival influences pull at his soul: the specter of his deceased father and the cunning ambitions of his mother. To protect his allies and withstand the ruthless gaze of the White Snake, Iztac must master terrifying underworld magic.

Empowered by the smoldering embers of two dead suns, Iztac is stepping into godhood and refusing to bow any longer. In The Flower War, full-scale rebellion is ignited as his forces march toward the rival empire of the Sapa, whose esoteric arts could hold the key to toppling the vampire aristocracy. But breaking free from his masters requires confronting Sugey, the bloodthirsty Bird of War. Amid the clash of empires and cataclysmic divine sorcery, Iztac must wage a ruthless campaign to wrest his people from tyranny once and for all.

After shattering the Nightlords' absolute rule by felling a god in single combat, Iztac is a hunted rebel. In The Final Sun, he flees through the Land of the Sapas alongside his loyal allies, racing against time to endure the ultimate trials of the gods and become the true lord of light. Yet the remaining vampires gather their armies for a calamitous final war, and their monstrous progenitor threatens to break free from his ancient prison. With the entire cosmos facing annihilation, Iztac faces a fight for ultimate ascension.