It happened quickly. Overnight, the greater Los Angeles area found itself in the horrifying grasp of a werewolf epidemic.Twentyeight days of the month they are no different than youor me&mdashtheHigh Bloods, who managed to go unaffected. But every full moon, they are the mostravenous creaturesman has ever seen.Anew law-enforcement agency has been created to keep tabs on the those whose blood runs Lycan. Rawson is an agent for Lycan Control, and his job isto make sure all the afflicted are found, monitored, andkept at bay the night they change. ButtheLycans in Hollywood have risen to cultlike proportions, and Rawson's job is getting tougher.One night, a woman changes right in front of Rawson. And it's not a full moon. Someone deep in the annals of Hollywood has managed to trip the logic of the werewolves' being. Battling a risingtide of Lycan rights activists and a growing population of those who are choosing to be Lycan overHigh Blood, Rawson must carve a path to the top of the Lycan chain before all hell breaks loose.