The Vampire's Apprentice — Richard Lee Byers

Awakening to find himself embalmed and buried in his own grave, David Brent clawed his way to the surface to find himself transformed, a walking corpse, abandoned by his mentor, and tortured by a relentless thirst ...

BE CAREFUL OF WHAT YOU WISH FOR ...
This was not what Carter, the charming vampire, had promised David before biting him. Where was Carter now... and who was going to teach David how to feed his insatiable hunger, use his new immortal powers, and stay out of harm's way?

FOR IT MIGHT JUST COME TRUE!
Abandoned and betrayed, dead to everyone he'd ever loved, David loathed and feared his savage new existence ... But his rage would not let him perish. An inhabitant of the darkness, a bloodthirsty, nightstalking monster, David found his own way, teaching himself the answers to the ancient myths he was now heir to... and when he finally mastered his many powers, David went looking for Carter--because David was dying again, but this time he was dying for revenge.