Blood Rites — Janrae Frank

Taken as a blood-slave by Anksha the Beast, Isranon, a young necromancer descended of Isranon
Dawnhand must choose between his dead father's teachings of pacifism and his lycan mentor's warrior
beliefs in order to survive. Anksha is a demon-eater, who dines on flesh, blood, lives and magic, binding
her slaves to her through a dominance-link set into every fiber of their beings. In a brutal world of
vampires, blood-drinking sa'necari necromancers, and demons, Isranon must find the key to Anksha's
inner nature, while escaping the snares set for him by both vampires and his own kind. Together with his
lycan mentor, Nevin, he reaches out for allies and answers in a world growing steadily more hostile toward
him for reasons he does not fully comprehend. The vampire lord, who is Anksha's master, is creating a
monstrous undead creature such as has not been seen in more than 20,000 years to take the world from the
gods who rule it. What can one young slave do to stop them in the face of such terrifying odds?