Akasha, mother of all vampires and Queen of the Damned, has finally risen. After six thousand years of horrifying stillness, she has awakened from her sleep to let loose the dark powers of the night. It falls to the vampire Lestat to challenge her power. If he fails, Akasha's monstrous plan to rule the worlds of both the living and the undead will be realised. The light of mankind is in danger of fading, the battle for immortal.