All three covers of the Sons of the Dragon novellas are ready. My cover artist, Mirella Patzer, did a stellar job as usual. It helps that we've known each other over 20 years and I trust her instincts more than most. She reworked the first cover, which I debuted last month, to tonally match the rest of the series.
BLOOD AND IRON (Book 1) - The Wolf
Mircea
Dracula, barely fourteen when he first commanded men in battle. By nineteen,
he'd fought crusaders, survived exile, and loved impossibly. His foes called
him a brutal warrior. History forgot him entirely. Until now. His totem: the
wolf: predator, protector, and the symbol of the Ottoman threat his father
fought to keep at bay.
CRESCENT AND CROSS (Book 2) - The Nightingale
Radu Dracula spent thirty years in Turkish captivity. He converted and commanded armies, returning to the land of his forefathers as a stranger among his people. The Ottomans called him "the Handsome." History called him traitor. The truth is far more complicated. His totem: the nightingale: beautiful, caged, singing in darkness. The captive who became a conqueror.
THE
BASTARD PRINCE (Book 3) - The Dove
Vlad Călugărul. A bastard, the overlooked son, the one who chose the monastery instead of a bloody legacy. For thirty years, he mourned as his brothers destroyed each other. Then destiny found him anyway. His totem: the dove: the peace and transcendence of the brother who must lead his shattered family towards its ultimate destiny.
Before
Bram Stoker wrote Dracula, a father and his sons bore names that became
synonymous with brutal stories whispered in the night. The children of Vlad II
Dracul, prince of Wallachia and a knight of the Order of the Dragon. His sons
could not escape his dark legacy, caught between empires battling for control
of Europe. Perhaps the entire world. These are their stories, told with
historical accuracy and unflinching emotional truth.
Three
brothers walked three separate paths through history and forged one legacy that
became legend.
