Children of the Vampire
By Jeanne Kalogridis, 1995
Series: Diaries of the Family Dracul

"With Covenant with the Vampire, Jeanne Kalogridis launched a thrilling new vampire trilogy that takes on one of the most intriguing horror classics of all time -- Bram Stoker's Dracula. Haunting, sensuous, and compulsively readable, this debut novel was published to much critical acclaim, and established Kalogridis as a major new voice in vampire fiction. Now Children of the Vampire, the dark and stylishly erotic second book in the series, delves even deeper into the terrifying mysteries behind Dracula.

It is Amsterdam, 1871, twenty-five years before the start of Stoker's novel, and twenty-five years following Arkady Tsepesh's flight from his family's ancestral castle with his wife and young son, Stephan, after learning that he and his family are bound by an ancient covenant to serve their ancestor, Prince Vlad Tsephesh, who is also known as Dracula. For Vlad is a vampire, and the fated firstborn sons in every generation must bring him the victims he needs to survive. Arkady has tried to break the covenant and failed. He is now a vampire, separated for his beloved wife and son, with one all-consuming desire -- to destroy Vlad before he draws Stephan into eternal service through the blood ritual.

But Arkady has come too lage to Amsterdam. Vlad kidnaps Stephan, and spirits him away to the castle in Transylvania to undergo the blood ritual. Arkady enlists the help of Stephan's stepbrother, Abraham Van Helsing, ih his thrilling battle against Vlad, as he seeks to free his family and put an end to the age-old blood covenant -- even if it means he must destroy his own son.

This spellbinding book, rich in historical detail and told in diary form, like Dracula, is an exciting -- and terrifying -- continuation of The Diaries of the Family Dracul, the absorbing trilogy that will serve as a prequel to Bram Stoker's chilling tale. With Children of the Vampire, Jeanne Kalogridis penetrates even deeper into the secrets behind Dracula, illuminating this classic novel in a vivid, compelling, and utterly memorable way." (from book jacket)

Paperback Info: ISBN 0440222699, Dell Publishing
Audio Cassette Info: ISBN 1561006513, Brilliance Corp.