"Simmons writes like a hot-rodding angel." âStephen King
An evil legacy comes to life in this classic and ultimately human novel about believable vampires, featuring a brand-new introduction by Dan Simmons. Children of the Night will take you to a place that no one knowsâyet all of us fear.
In a desolate orphanage in post-Communist Romania, a desperately ill infant is given the wrong blood transfusionâand flourishes rather than dies. For immunologist Kate Neuman, the infant's immune system may hold the key to cure cancer and AIDS. Kate adopts the baby and takes him home to the States. But baby Joshua holds a link to an ancient clan and their legendary leaderâVlad Tsepes, the original Dracula â whose agents kidnap the child. Against impossible odds and vicious enemiesâ both human and vampire â Kate and her ally, Father Mike O'Rourke, steal into Romania to get her baby back.
"Simmons writes like a hot-rodding angel." âStephen King
An evil legacy comes to life in this classic and ultimately human novel about believable vampires, featuring a brand-new introduction by Dan Simmons. Children of the Night will take you to a place that no one knowsâyet all of us fear.
In a desolate orphanage in post-Communist Romania, a desperately ill infant is given the wrong blood transfusionâand flourishes rather than dies. For immunologist Kate Neuman, the infant's immune system may hold the key to cure cancer and AIDS. Kate adopts the baby and takes him home to the States. But baby Joshua holds a link to an ancient clan and their legendary leaderâVlad Tsepes, the original Dracula â whose agents kidnap the child. Against impossible odds and vicious enemiesâ both human and vampire â Kate and her ally, Father Mike O'Rourke, steal into Romania to get her baby back.