"THE ANCIENTS HAVE RISEN" Following the events of The Horde, Professor Abelard Ekkehardt, Dr. Allan Desportan, and their comrades flee Seattle from the ongoing vampire plague. The prophecy came to pass. However they soon learn vampires aren't the only threat lurking in the shadows when they arrive in the city of Olympia. The second entry into The Horde Trilogy. Included with The Dreaded Ones is the first story from Magicks & Mysticism: Book 9 of the Dark Titan Universe Saga series.