Freshman calendar year stinks for Vlad Tod. Bullies still harass him. The photographer from the institution newspaper is usually tailing him. And declining his studies could be deadly. A trip to Siberia gives ‘study abroad’ a whole new signifying as Vlad connects with various other vampires and developments his mind-control skills, but will he return home with the skills to recognize a vampire slayer when he views one? In this thrilling sequel to Eighth Quality Bites, Vlad must confront the secrets of the past and battle makes that once more threaten his existence.