The race for the shield begins.

Following a half century trapped in a coma-like sleep, the immortal Vampire Queen Serina Greywynne has awoken, ravenous for blood, conquest, and revenge against the kingdom that betrayed her and her greatest enemy the noble Dain family.

Young guardsman Owen Toscovar is now Lady Danika Dain's sole protector. Far from their northern home and hunted, they must escape Serina's island and warn the kingdom of her apocalyptic return. When a chance encounter at sea throws them together with stormy Fenyir pirate chieftain Fioni Ice-Bound, they learn the truth behind Serina's seemingly indestructible nature and how a stolen Fenyir heirloom—the legendary shield of Serl Raven-Eye—may yet hold the secret to her destruction.

Intended for a mature audience, The Shield of Serl Raven-Eye is the second book in the Vampire Queen Saga, a dark, gritty tale of sword-swinging-action, blood-curdling horror, and selfless duty in the face of unspeakable evil. Author William Stacey is a 2014 Amazon Breakthrough Novel Award Quarter-Finalist.