[The Diaries of the Family Dracul 01] • Pacte Avec Le Vampire

A sensual, terrifying, incredibly accomplished first novel, this fascinating

prequel to the classic and most popular horror novel of all time, _Dracula_ ,

focuses on Dracula's great-nephew, who inherits the job of managing his great-

uncle's estate...and his appetite. Written in diary form as _Dracula_ is, this

compulsively readable book has revelations that will shock and delight readers

of the original. More erotic than Anne Rice, Kalogridis is a major new voice

in vampire fiction. The first chilling tale in an exciting new trilogy is a

rich and terrifying historical novel set fifty years before the opening of

Bram Stoker's _Dracula_. At the castle of Prince Vlad Tsepesh, also known as

Dracula, Vald's great-nephew Arkady is honored to care for his beloved though

strange great-uncle...until he beings to realize what is expected of him in

his new role. It seems that either he provides his great-uncle with

unsuspecting victims to satisfy his needs, or Vlad will kill those Arkady

loves. He is trapped into becoming party to murder and sadistic torture. And

it is in his blood. When Arkady learns that his newborn son is being groomed

one day to follow in his footsteps, he knows that he must fight Dracula, even

if it means death.