Mårten Larsson is one of the richest bloodsuckers ever, but his unlife isn't exactly a flight in the park. There are some things money can't buy—like an instruction manual on what to do when the vampire queen quits and leaves you in charge of Europe. Suddenly Mårten has to juggle politics, his royal wardrobe, and this newfangled thing called "e-mail." And his German still sucks.