New York: Simon & Schuster / Simon Pulse, (2010). First edition - Omnibus edition containing three novels -Phantom, Evil Thirst, and Creatures of Forever - originally published in 1996. "What Alisa has desired for five thousand years has finally come true: She is once again human. But now she is defenseless, vulnerable, and, for the first time in centuries, emotional. As she attempts to reconcile her actions as a vampire with her new connection to humanity, she begins to understand the weight of life and, death decisions." 381 pp plus an excerpt from "shade" by Jeri Smith-Ready and ads. ISBN: 978-1416983095.