This story makes an effort to make friends with physics and science as applied to the fictional vampire. Through a number of voices in the story plausible and believable explanations of their origin, power, and relative mortality of those that live in that world. "Emperor..." is also more than a vampire tale, the threads that comprise its tapestry reflect a story about loneliness, lost love and love yet to come. It is a mystery story that introduces a much broader theme of nefarious mischief afoot. It is also witnesses to how sophisticated 21st century people, people minding their own...