Bibliograph

Heart of the Impaler, Alexander Delacroix

Type

Label

Heart of the Impaler, Alexander Delacroix

Language

eng

Bibliography note

Includes bibliographical references

Illustrations

genealogical tablesmaps

Index

no index present

resource.interestAgeLevel

Ages 13-18, Swoon Reads

Literary Form

fiction

Main title

Heart of the Impaler

Nature of contents

bibliography

Oclc number

1141963117

Responsibility statement

Alexander Delacroix

Summary

"Vlad Dracula has long lived in the shadows cast by his bloodthirsty father, the voivode of Wallachia, and his older brother, Mircea. Despite their cruelty, Vlad has yearned to prove himself worthy of the throne his whole life. In the cold halls of the voivode's palace, Vlad can only rely on his cousin and closest friend, Andrei Mușat. When Vlad and Andrei meet Ilona Csáki, the daughter of an influential boyar, they each find themselves inextricably drawn to her. But then Ilona is betrothed to Mircea as part of a political alliance, and Vlad's resentfulness of his brother begins to seethe into something far darker. Ilona has no desire to marry the voivode's eldest son, but love and marriage are the least of her worries. The royal family's enemies have already tried to put an arrow through her back and if anyone discovers her blossoming feelings for Andrei and Vlad, she may just wish they'd succeeded. Beneath the shadow of impending war, the only battle that will be deadlier than the one for Ilona's life will be the one for her heart." --Book jacket

Target audience

adolescent

Classification