English Summary/英文概要： Charlie Huston brings to a close one of the bloodiest and most brilliant sci-fi series on the market with the final installment of the Joe Pitt series. Vampyre detective Joe Pitt comes out of hiding in time to witness Vampyre Armageddon, as ancient tensions finally bubble over and Manhattan’s many fanged clans go for each other’s throats.

Since the publication of ALREADY DEAD, the first of a total of five, Huston’s Joe Pitt series has been both a critical and a cult hit. Reviewers ranging from the Washington Post to Fangoria have praised it, and sci fi and noir readers have flocked to it. Now Charlie brings the series to a an explosive and unforgettable conclusion.

With a bestseller under his belt (THE SHOTGUN RULE), more work lined up with Marvel Comics, and a hugely promising standalone in the works (SLEEPLESS), Charlie’s a bigger deal than ever before.

Having ruined pretty much everything he’d ever touched by the end of book 4 in the series, EVERY LAST DROP, Joe Pitt has now spent a year sliding through the shadows of the city’s sewer system, protecting the perimeters of the ground on which his love, Evie, now lives. But while he’s been underground, Manhattan’s Vampyre clans have at last abandoned any claims on civility and have finally sprung fully for each others’ throats. A full-on war is raging throughout Manhattan’s undead underground when Joe is tracked down by an old acquaintance and pulled back to the surface. At last, the many questions that have driven Joe Pitt will be put to rest -- and the many friends and foes who have defined his world will either be put to rest or will claw their way to survival. And no matter who wins and who loses, it will all make for an unforgettable ending to a one-of-a-kind series.

Chinese Summary/中文概要： 查理•休斯顿带来了精彩万分的乔•皮特系列科幻小说的最终回。吸血鬼侦探乔•皮特为了能见证吸血鬼的末日之战而及时藏匿了起来，适时紧张的气氛正不断扩张，曼哈顿所有的尖牙一族都在搜寻自己的猎物。
随着ALREADY DEAD的出版，前五本乔•皮特系列已成为光受欢迎的一套丛书，来自各界的评论包括《华盛顿邮报》和Fangoria均给与了高度赞扬。科幻小说迷们几乎是蜂拥而至，如今查理将给予这个系列一个爆炸性而又难忘的结局。
在第四本书中，乔•皮特几乎毁灭了一切，他花了一年的时间在这个城市的污水管道中滑行，保护他所爱的伊薇所居住的区域。就在他潜伏在地下期间，曼哈顿的吸血鬼们也开始抛开一切理解约束，四处搜寻猎物。一场终极之战即将发生在曼哈顿的不死一族之间，乔•皮特以及其他的人们都要奋力搏斗，为自己求得一条生路。而无论谁赢，都会为这个经典的系列画上圆满的句号。(zh)

Awards/获奖情况： "One of the most remarkable prose stylists to emerge from the noir tradition in this century."--- Stephen King

"Charlie Huston’s action scenes are unparalleled in crime fiction and his dialogue is so hip and dead-on that Elmore Leonard should be getting nervous."---Publishers Weekly (starred review) on Half the Blood of Brooklyn

"[Huston] creates a world that is at once supernatural and totally familiar, imaginative, and utterly convincing."---The Philadelphia Inquirer

"This is the fifth and final title in Huston’s Joe Pitt series (following Every Last Drop, 2008). Starring private detective (and vampire) Pitt, the series, set in modern-day New York City, follows the bloody and violent gang wars between rival “Vampyre” gangs. Joe has had close ties to the underworld ever since he was a homeless teen, but only now has he sunk so low as to be living in the sewers beneath his hometown. He is nearly ready to give up—he hasn’t been above ground in months—when porn king Chubby Freeze shows up and begs for his help in finding his missing and pregnant daughter, last seen with her vampire boyfriend heading into rival gang territory downtown. Joe has never really claimed allegiance to any of the gangs, giving him the freedom to work both sides, even though it means being beaten and tortured to prove his loyalty. This grim and gritty conclusion wraps up many series questions, as Joe’s rivals find themselves facing the final battle. Essential reading for series fans but definitely not the place to start for readers new to Pitt’s adventures."---Jessica Moyer/the Oct 1st issue of Booklist

Publishers: Chinese Simplified (Shanghai Haolin), Chinese Complex (Spring), Dutch (Muelenhoff Boekerij), Finnish (Like), French (Editions Points), German (Verlagsgruppe RH), Greek (Oxy), Hungarian (Cartaphilus Kiado), Italian (RCS Libri, Fanucci, Edizioni BD), Korean (Woongjin), Norwegian (Giga Forlag), Portuguese (Texto), Romanian (Humanitas), Russian (AST), Spanish (Alianza, RH Mondadori).