David’s “To Sift Through Bitter Ashes” The first installment of the “Grails Covenant” trilogy, Niall Wilson, takes place in the realm of vampires during the Dark Ages. The plot centers on the vamp Montrovant, who finds the Holy Grail so that the Lasombra family can possess it. His journey takes him through the Holy Land’s deserts to the lair of an evil from ancient Egypt, where he faces off against the Knights Templar.