The Rise of the New Bloods, Darkness Rising

Book excerpt: Sequel to The Rise of the New Bloods, From Dark Beginnings Eleven months later, and Jyrki is back again. In Wales. What has the ancient prophecy got planned for him now? Having left New York to embark on a UK tour with the Black Stones, Jyrki set sails across the Atlantic to London, but things don't go according to plan - well they won't when you're still a vampire. As Jyrki and Blaze begin to start their music career they meet a mysterious cab driver called Dave who takes them to Wales to meet with Ryder, and it doesn't take Jyrki long to turn into a bad vampire either. Upon meeting with a guy, simply called Vlad, Jyrki soon learns that the prophecy has another plan for him. He now has to tackle the Underworld that is escaping from the veil that was left open last Halloween at Central Park. But there is a darkness rising that might just jeopardise his efforts to become human