Somewhere in contemporary Illinois, young David Bathory returns to his ancestral estate after the death of his father, the head of the family. David is the direct male heir to a birthright he has tried to deny: the lineage of Dracula--which means control over the entire extended family of vampires. Since his sinister uncle wishes to gain the vampire throne (and rule David, as well), David is faced with two choices: either claim his birthright at the cost of his immortal soul, or suffer the immediate torments of hell. It's hell one way or the other.
- ISBN10 0312863055
- ISBN13 9780312863050
- Publish Date 15 November 1996 (first published 31 December 1995)
- Publish Status Out of Stock
- Publish Country US
- Imprint Tor Books
- Edition Tor ed.
- Format Paperback
- Pages 384
- Language English