In the 17th century, Alexander Corvina learns the art of the sword in Japan; then travels to Tibet and persuades his father Lucien Arkanon to rejoin the world of mankind. They share adventure and danger on the road as they travel together toward the west in search of a safe and peaceful haven. Yet their adventures have only just begun as they encounter a new kind of adversary: a goldthirsty vampire hunter who wants to wipe out all their kind. A literary treat for all history and fantasy lovers, the story follows our heroes' trek over land through the wilds of the Eurasian continent.