This is a gripping story seen through the eyes of the narrator. Count Dracul Iorga was a great man, leader of the Transylvanian armies that defeated any in the region that dared to stand up to him. His enemies found a way to weaken him. Blinded by rage the Count was merciless. He was punished, condemned to live the life of the undead as a Vampire. The Count is the narrator's father. You are invited to follow the Count through the centuries as he struggles to come to terms with his existence. At first he has a purpose but very soon he finds himself trapped in the limitations of the creature that he has become. In his timeless world it is more than a millennium later that he eventually finds love once more. This is the first novel by Stephen Wise and questions our own moral compass. Epic in the span of time it covers yet intensely personal in its depiction of the life of the Count. This book takes you on a journey at a pace that will make you want to read on.....