Chicago has a new guardian, and he does things a little differently. When Jack Hannigan takes on his first mission as the latest Cardkeeper, he soon realizes that the job is tougher than it looks. Unfortunately for him, he realizes too late.
The werewolves look to him from one side, while the vampires threaten him from the other. The responsibility to connect the opposing species and end the war falls on him, but only by defeating The Ancient - the world's first vampire - can he bring peace back to the city.
More than ever, he needs Keira's guidance and smarts. But with her in retirement, only Jack can hunt down The Ancient, slay him, and do what should have been done years ago. It slowly dawns on Jack why nobody had ever braved this venture before - it's simply suicidal.
"The fifth novel in the Cardkeeper Chronicles, NEW BLOOD offers a different kind of vampire story, with an all-new guardian to defeat them."
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