num_pages: 308
description: As the wickedly clever (Publishers Weekly) series continues reluctant slacker vampire Fortitude Scott learns that nothing is more important than familyor more deadly....After a lifetime of avoiding his family Fort has discovered that working for them isnt half badeven if his mother Madeline is a terrifying murderous vampire. His newfound career has given him a purpose and a paycheck and has even helped him get his partner foxy kitsune Suzume to agree to be his girlfriend. All in all things are looking up.Only just as Fort is getting comfortable managing a supernatural empire that stretches from New Jersey to Ontario Madelines health starts failing throwing Fort into the middle of an uncomfortable and dangerous battle for succession. His older sister Prudence is determined to take over the territory. But Fort isnt the only one wary of her sociopathic tendencies and allies old and new are turning to him to keep Prudence from gaining power.Now as Fort fights against his impending transition into vampire adulthood he must also battle to keep Prudence from destroying their mothers kingdombefore she takes him down with it....
language: English
title: Dark Ascension
publisher: Roc