For centuries, the truth of the vampire has been lost in myth and legend. Now, the tale is told firsthand by Vlad Dracul-the first of the cursed, the ruler of the night, and the architect of terror.
Exiled as a boy and raised in a world of war, Vlad was destined for bloodshed long before he became something more than human. Betrayed by those closest to him, he is left for dead in the frozen wastes of Kiev, only to rise again through an unholy pact with a force far older than any god. As the centuries unfold, he carves his place in history-not as a man, but as a predator.
But the shadows are not his alone. Others lurk in the darkness-ancient creatures with their own thirst for power. As Vlad builds his reign, he must contend with enemies both mortal and immortal, a church that seeks his annihilation, and the curse that forever binds him to the hunger.
Told in vivid, brutal detail, Bloodline Cursed is the first chapter in The Strigoi Chronicles, a gothic epic of horror, war, and the eternal struggle for dominance in a world that fears the night.