by Raymond St Elmo (Author)
Centuries ago a mysterious family of mad geniuses split into five clans; feuding, hiding, hoarding their secrets of fighting and art, magic and science. Now at the dawn of the mechanical 19th century, only the five clans united can hold back the blood-red tide of industrial apocalypse. Unless they dive into it laughing. I did say 'mad' Rayne Gray is a philosophical sort; often violent, always cheerful. Fresh from death and betrayal, he and his vampiric bride honeymoon in their wedding-present castle. Haunted by ghosts, not to mention mad in-laws knocking on the damned castle door. But the delights of the wedding bed and the growing love for his new wife can not keep Gray from recalling his duty. He must return South, to strike down his betrayers before they betray the promise of an entire age.