The Lonely Tower is empty, and those who once called it home walk on their last adventure as they discover the Dark Road, and the Dark Road discovers them. The closely guarded secrets in Sebastian's books are revealing themselves at an alarming rate as each day brings every myth into the light of reality. Sebastian begrudgingly leads the Brotherhood of the Word into the heart of the vampire world to a conclusion even he cannot predict. Every door they encounter brings a new challenge that must be overcome if they hope to see the light of day again.The path grows crowded as vampires who have watched from the shadows join the fray in their quest to discover the truth of one of the vampire world's greatest myths: Enlightenment. The secret is one of the most talked about, but least understood in their lore. The surprise for them all will resonate through the ages. In the end, the world everyone has known will have changed, and those who have walked the path will be left picking up the pieces as they try to grasp a new day.