If the old rules don’t apply anymore then what do you do? Write new ones of course! The Scooby Gang have the fate of magick in their hands – but whose rules are right? And new rules mean new vampires: stronger than ever and now harder to kill – and they’re impervious to the sunlight!

Meanwhile, over in London, Angel battles more than one old face: Amy Madison is running amok in Magic Town, while Drusilla makes her terrifying return! Also, Faith goes on her own journey and bumps right into Riley Finn and… Winifred Burkle?

And from the Restless Door comes a new threat, from an old and ancient time – Archaeus, the sire of the Master and his line. And he believes magick should be made by his rules – even if that means the end of everything else…