A Battle in Blood finds Dru Nekkarn, Prime Inquisitor for the Protectorate, in the midst of a worsening crisis which began in A Warning in Blood. Hundreds of children continue to be turned by a mysterious and fanatical group of anarchist vampires. The turning of children causes not only heartbreak and chaos but also violent retribution against vampires in Protectorate lands. Slayers are awakening humans to the existence of vampires and causing...