Synopses & Reviews
In a desolate orphanage in what remains of post-Communist Romania, a desperately ill infant is given the wrong blood transfusion and flourishes when he's supposed to die. The discovery of his unique immune e system may hold the key to the long-awaited cure for cancer and AIDS. For a dedicated American doctor, he promises the medical breakthrough of a lifetime, as well as a very special love she's never been able to find. But he also conceals a shockingly intimate link to a clan of vampires and their legendary leader the fiend the world calls Vlad Dracula, who, for centuries, has triumphed over countless rival tyrants, including death itself...
From Dan Simmons, acclaimed author of Summer of Night, comes his greatest achievement, a novel that goes one step further into a realm beyond the living that no one knows yet all fear.
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"[A] mesmerizing tour through the ghostly, gray tatters of Romania." Publishers Weekly
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"Simmons slips into Bram Stoker/Anne Rice territory and writes his best novel ever....Toothsomely well written." Kirkus Reviews
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"Simmons gives a chilling description of post-Ceausescu Romania and neatly ties the vampire legend into political history to create a new and clever twist to the idea of the vampire's craving for blood....An excellent choice for popular fiction collections." Library Journal
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"I am in awe of Dan Simmons." Stephen King
Synopsis
Does a Romanian infant's blood hold the key to a cure for AIDS? The Hugo Award-winning author of Summer of Night brings an evil legacy to life in the ultimate vampire novel.
About the Author
Dan Simmons won the World Fantasy Award for his novel Song of Kali. He is the author of Carrion Comfort and Lovedeath.