Surviving through countless centuries, Alisa is beautiful, strong and ... deadly.

Kalika has transformed into a bloodthirsty killer with powers far greater than her mother's. So, Alisa faces a heartbreaking decision - to save her daughter or the rest of the world. But perhaps things are not quite as they appear to be and the lines between good and evil seem blurred - can Alisa decide the right path in time?

Her decision will lead her back to the very start - the day 5,000 years previously when she met the first vampire. Alisa must confront her darkest fears and ensure the first vampire never comes into being. But without a first vampire, there will also be no her. Is this really a choice she can make?

This is volume 3 in The Last Vampire .

There are 400 pages in this book. This book was published 2010 by Hachette Children's Group .

Christopher Pike is a bestselling author of YA and children's thriller fiction. He was born in New York but now lives in California. He has various jobs before becoming a writer. He is also the author of the Spooksville series.