(Volume 1)Just a stone's throw from London lies the manor house of the illustrious Phantomhive earldom its master one Ciel Phantomhive. Earl Phantomhive is a giant in the world of commerce Queen Victoria's faithful servant...and a slip of a twelve-year old boy. Fortunately his loyal butler Sebastian is ever at his side ready to carry out the young master's wishes. And whether Sebastian is called to save a dinner party gone awry or probe the dark secrets of London's underbelly there is practically nothing Sebastian cannot do. In fact one might even say Sebastian is too good to be true...or at least he is too good to be human...