Eine abgelegene Felslandschaft mitten im Uralgebirge beherbergt eine russische Forschungsstation, die argwöhnisch von westlichen Agenten beobachtet wird, denn hier hat sich nach einer gewaltigen unterirdischen Katastrophe ein geheimnisvolles Tor geöffnet. Und bald schon wird klar, wer hinter diesem Tor lauert: Vampire! Die Gefahr beginnt erneut.
Brian Lumley was born near Newcastle. In 22 years as a Military Policeman he served in many of the Cold War hotspots, including Berlin, as well as Cyprus in partition days. He reached the rank of Sergeant-Major before retiring to Devon to write full-time, and his work was first published in 1970. The vampire series, 'Necroscope', has been translated into ten languages and sold over a million copies worldwide.
He was awarded the World Fantasy Life Achievement Award in 2010.