From Book 1:
BLACK BUTLER promises breathtaking suspense in nineteenth-century London.
Sebastian Michaelis is a devilishly accomplished butler who serves as the head of the noble Phantomhive household. "Devilishly" is meant quite literally — Sebastian is a genuine demon, bound to the head of the Phantomhive family by a pact. Since then he has not only held the most important position in the household staff, but serves simultaneously as bodyguard and hired assassin. The Earl of Phantomhive is t...
