From publisher blurb: It was once called “The Pearl of the Orient.” In a way it still is, but tonight things we could not comprehend hold that Pearl in their clawed hands. We owned that Pearl once. It’ll only be a matter of time and patience before we own it again. “Manila by Night: The Cainite Overtures” details the presence of Western vampires in the Philippine capital, including: Testimonies of Cainites past and present of how Manila became a major player in the conflict between the Camarilla and Sabbat, right until their expulsion by the Kuei-jin. An overview of the state of the two Cainite Sects in the Philippines (the Sabbat's Black Galleon and the Camarilla's Summer Capital). Detailed descriptions of the two vampire Princes who tonight still scheme behind the curtain to reclaim Manila for their own.