Phoebe, the soulless child, has been raised by her adoptive father, Eric-the universe-hopping vampire wizard from the future. After all, who better to raise a soulless infant than an undead monster?

He did his best to raise her right. He saw to her education, picked a culture for her to grow up in, taught her to use her powers, and took her on tours through a thousand alternate histories-and alternate futures! She's learned to shoot, to fight, to cast spells, and to take anything a hostile universe can throw at her.

But there comes a time when every child has to step out of the nest, spread her wings, and fly.

Or fall.