About the book: year / The House of Night series has become a sensation in the international publishing industry - more than 12 million books are in print, rights are sold in 40 countries and within two years The series is on the New York Times bestseller list. Now, the excitement continues as mother-daughter duo Cast takes us back to the stories of the past of the House of Night's most important and mysterious characters. In the third House of Night novella, the mysterious story we've been waiting for will finally be revealed...Neferet, the dark, seductive High Priestess of the House The nights of Tulsa, who was not always a powerful vampire, but was always beautiful. Growing up in her mother's turn-of-the-century Chicago home, her beauty made her a target of unwanted attention and abuse, leaving her with scars that could never heal—and a darkness in which she would eventually find a way out. But as she becomes marked and gains powers, both physical and magical, she turns her rage toward power and seeks what has been stolen from her. From victim to High Priestess, a beautiful young woman with a powerful ability to enlarge, Neferet's journey begins…