In a world 10 years into the future, vampires make up the vast majority
of the population with only 5% of the human race remaining. This
presents particular challenges as the vampires' food supply - human
blood - is dwindling and rationing is now the norm. There is growing
evidence that vampires deprived of an adequate blood supply are
themselves evolving into wild, vile creatures that attack anyone and
anything in order to survive. Dr. Edward Dalton, a vampire and
hematologist who works for a pharmaceutical firm, has been working on
finding an artificial blood supply that will meet the vampire society's
needs. He is sympathetic to humans and sees his work as a way of
alleviating their suffering but his views on finding a solution change
considerably when he meets someone who found a way to transform himself
from being a vampire to again take human form
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