The continuing legend of the werewolf, Adolphe', was chosen by nature to reign over the newly evolved canine breed of werewolves out of the middle ages. Along with his beloved Lavinia and their four werewolf pups, they travel across the Grossglockner mountains in Austria to extend his realm, but soon encounter an immortal monster determined to end his reign and rule the world as a deity, a god on earth.

Frequently paradoxical developments of themes and situations from the opening chapters are traced in detail in a analysis that emphasizes the novel's intricate writing as well as its historical and intellectual significance.

While the Bubonic Plague spread across Europe during the Middle Ages, slaughtering millions indiscriminately, a young Italian girl becomes a powerful vampire and starts killing without remorse every mortal she encounters. After meeting a werewolf in the catacombs of Paris, they become allies to defeat a powerful werewolf out of Germany and his massive werewolf pack, intent on dominating the world of mankind for a food source. after creating her first vampire child, they embark for Great Britain before traveling across the ocean to America

"Originally published in Italian under the title Il Regno e la Gloria."