In the 17th century, Gideon Redoak escapes from the vicious sadist who made him a vampire, enslaved and tortured him. He is rescued and mentored by another vampire, Genevieve de Monet, who helps him heal mentally and physically, and introduces him to a benign supernatural underground of vampires, magic-workers and werewolves. Over the centuries, Gideon finds love and prosperity, but he knows a final confrontation with his former tormenter is inevitable.
In the 17th century, Gideon Redoak escapes from the vicious sadist who made him a vampire, enslaved and tortured him. He is rescued and mentored by another vampire, Genevieve de Monet, who helps him heal mentally and physically, and introduces him to a benign supernatural underground of vampires, magic-workers and werewolves. Over the centuries, Gideon finds love and prosperity, but he knows a final confrontation with his former tormenter is inevitable.