Dark Ages Clan Novel #12: Ventrue - The Tides of War
Dark Ages Clan Novel #12: Ventrue is the twelfth installment in the complete 13-volume Dark Ages Clan Novel Saga, set in the World of Darkness universe. Written by Matthew McFarland and published by Mystique Press, this paperback novel continues the chronological narrative that began with the fall of Constantinople during the Fourth Crusade.
The Story of Jürgen the Swordbearer
This volume centers on Jürgen the Swordbearer, a vampiric Warlord of Germany whose ambitions drive him into the pagan lands of Livonia. His military campaign represents more than territorial expansion—it's a gamble with his entire future at stake. In Livonia, Jürgen confronts multiple threats: a formidable Gangrel warlord who has already defeated an ancient vampire, and the covert operations of the dangerous Cainite Heresy.
The novel explores how Jürgen's greatest obstacles may not be external enemies but his own internal conflicts. His hunger for power, desperate need for recognition, and forbidden desire for the Toreador beauty Rosamund threaten to undermine everything he's fought to achieve.
About the Dark Ages Clan Novel Saga
The Dark Ages Clan Novel Saga is a 13-volume series released by White Wolf between 2002 and 2004. Set in the world of Dark Ages: Vampire, the series spans from Dark Ages Clan Novel 1: Nosferatu through Dark Ages Clan Novel 13: Tzimisce. Each novel is written from the perspective of a different vampire clan during the turbulent period following the fall of Constantinople in 1204.
Unlike the original modern-day Clan Novel Saga for Vampire: The Masquerade, this Dark Ages series presents a chronological narrative. The novels occur sequentially rather than overlapping, allowing readers to follow the interconnected events as they unfold across medieval Europe. The series bridges the original Vampire: The Dark Ages era and continues into the timeframe of Dark Ages: Vampire.
Book Specifications
This paperback edition features the complete Dark Ages Ventrue novel, offering horror fiction fans and World of Darkness enthusiasts an essential chapter in the larger saga. The book examines the Ventrue clan's perspective during one of the most transformative periods in Cainite history, when both mortal and vampire societies across Europe faced unprecedented upheaval.
