In the Year of Our Lord 1774, months before the American Revolution, eight-year-old Virgil Waldrip became the first person in human history to survive a vampire attack. In adulthood, he would head a secret organization that funds vampire hunters throughout the world. The childhood attack had a significant side effect. At the time of this tale, Virgil Waldrip is over two hundred fifty years old....
For all vampire hunters, there eventually comes a time to hang up their stakes. Vampires never age and have long, hateful memories. The Hunters is the story of five vampire killers who are called out of retirement to end the scourge of vampirism once and for all. At first, they are hesitant. Chasing vampires at their age is tantamount to suicide, but they soon learn they have no choice. This is the exciting tale of how they began, how they met, and what they did to save mankind.