About the book: 2007 / On board a pirate ship, Andrei Delyanu makes a deal with Abu Dun and promises to reveal the secret of his immortality in exchange for the release of the slaves. But this is not destined to come true. Fleeing from the knights of the Inquisition, Andrei and his young companion Frederick end up in the castle of Count Vladimir Tepes, who prefers to call himself Dracula.