Last fall, Buffy's holidays were ruined by a new vampire in town - the beautiful Selke. In their second face-off, the wounded vampire was left to die in flames. But the fire didn't destroy her - it just gave her another reason to kill the Slayer. Now the skirmishes are over: Bad Blood begins Selke's war. Her plans begin with the death of the Slayer and will lead to the next stage of vampire evolution - unless Buffy can stop her. Andi Watson, Joe Bennett and Rick Ketchan reunite, picking up the loose ends of the bestselling Remaining Sunlight, and weaving them into the first part of an epic adventure which takes the Slayer's battle onto Main Street, Sunnydale.