The Time of Feasting — Mick Farren

A colony of vampires lives unrevealed beneath New York City. But now the Time of Feasting is at hand and the thirst for blood has become an overwhelming need. Renquist, the centuries-old colony Master, is being challenged from within by the younger ones who, contemptuous of humanity, are tired of living in secrecy. A drunken ex-priest and a tenacious city cop, who are beginning to suspect the truth of these night creatures, also challenge Renquist. Will the colony survive, or will they collapse under the ancient urges that control their every move?