What if everything you knew about vampires was wrong? Seventeen-year-old Alex Weston's life changes forever when golden light erupts from his hands during a terrifying encounter with a creature that shouldn't exist. Recruited by the secretive Arete Foundation, Alex discovers he's inherited the bloodline of an ancient guardian—and the world needs him more than he ever imagined. The Arete Foundation has protected humanity for millennia against the Namtar, monstrous beings born from the corruption of Atlantis itself. These aren't the seductive vampires of popular fiction—they're evolution weaponized, a plague that transforms humans into shadow-dwelling predators with crystalline fangs and an insatiable hunger for life force. Alex carries the blood of Alyosha, one of Atlantis' legendary twin guardians, manifesting as golden light that can heal allies and destroy enemies. But his newfound abilities come with a devastating the Namtar were created by Alyosha's own brother, Marek, in a twisted experiment that fused corrupted crystal technology with human blood. As Namtar forces emerge from Antarctic hibernation to establish corruption nodes across major cities—Paris, London, New York—Alex must master powers he barely understands while uncovering shocking family secrets that connect him to both humanity's greatest protector and its most dangerous enemy. With his girlfriend Jenny potentially harboring latent abilities of her own, and ancient enemies closing in, Alex faces an impossible embrace his destiny as a guardian warrior, or watch humanity fall to the Night Plague his ancestor couldn't stop. The war between light and shadow is awakening. Bloodline memories surface, revealing the true history of Atlantis' fall. Crystal-enhanced training pushes Alex to his limits. And deep beneath the Antarctic ice, something ancient stirs—Marek himself, sensing the return of his brother's bloodline. Perfect for fans of Percy Jackson, The Mortal Instruments, and supernatural thrillers with mythological depth, The Night Plague launches an epic saga where family legacy meets cosmic horror, and a teenager must save the world from monsters spawned by his own heritage. This time, Marek won't be content to sleep.