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In 1931, a golden-haired man in fine clothes appeared to a Siberian boy. An apparition in the snow.In 2018, he guided a pack of misfits to his prison. A man made of sharp smiles, and smoke, who they can hear, but can never touch. He calls himself a prince, but how much does anyone really know about Prince Valerian of Wallachia? Is he friend, or foe? Is he real at all?Val has spent the past 550 years as a prisoner, venturing where and when he can, dream-walking, using his powers of astral projection to escape the confines of his cell. His jailers call him "brother-killer," and "traitor" - old rumors of the immortal realm carried forth by the sinister Ingraham Institute, a secret place hidden deep in the forest, bent on using the blood and powers of immortals to fight a gathering threat too terrible to reveal to the mortal world at large. Now, Val's brother, the infamous Vlad Dracula, is awake, hellbent on stopping the boys' wicked uncle, Romulus, once and for all. But first, the boys will have to come to terms with one another - and perhaps finally come to understand the tragedies that played out almost six centuries ago. In Book Three of the Sons of Rome Series, dream-walk to 15th century Romania, to a Wallachia besieged by the Ottoman Empire, and two immortal brothers fighting for their lives. Inspired by the true story of Vlad Dracula, and his family, Dragon Slayer travels from the palace at Tîrgovişte, to the Ottoman court, to the siege of Byzantium. A tale of brothers, and betrayal; of captivity, and revenge.The immortals of the world are gathering, and Vlad and Val, the original sons of Rome, stand poised to lead the charge against a timeless evil. If only they can keep from killing one another...… (plus d'informations)
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4.5 rounded up to 5
I’m simply amazed by the amount of research that went into writing this book. And while I didn’t particularly care for Mia one way or another — she was a bit too… bland for Val, but then again maybe that’s just what he needed after such a tragic life — and parts of this book turned my stomach (CW: non-con, including child rape; slavery), this whole series is EPIC and deserves all the stars.
One thing that really bothered me, though, was Vlad’s attitude towards Val. On the one hand, he was oh so protective of his little brother (or rather, he just went on and on about that in his own head), but on the other, he was such a callous bastard. I was disgusted by him. Pushing Val away — a little kid! — ‘for his own good,’ leaving him behind so many times, for years, and then calling him a whore — to his face, and to others — and a traitor, for simply staying alive? When Val was the one who never stopped loving his brother, caring about him, wanting to save him! God, I’m still so furious with that bastard I can’t even… And I’m super angry, because otherwise, Vlad’s a well-made character, and I’m curious how he’ll handle the clusterfuck that’s the whole situation with R (and his thing with Adela…), but I can’t forgive him for some of these things, and I don’t know if I can enjoy his story… Unless Gilley works her magic again and makes me change my mind?
In the meantime, FINALLY, Nikita and Sashka’s story! I missed my boys so much. ❤️ ( )
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In 1931, a golden-haired man in fine clothes appeared to a Siberian boy. An apparition in the snow.In 2018, he guided a pack of misfits to his prison. A man made of sharp smiles, and smoke, who they can hear, but can never touch. He calls himself a prince, but how much does anyone really know about Prince Valerian of Wallachia? Is he friend, or foe? Is he real at all?Val has spent the past 550 years as a prisoner, venturing where and when he can, dream-walking, using his powers of astral projection to escape the confines of his cell. His jailers call him "brother-killer," and "traitor" - old rumors of the immortal realm carried forth by the sinister Ingraham Institute, a secret place hidden deep in the forest, bent on using the blood and powers of immortals to fight a gathering threat too terrible to reveal to the mortal world at large. Now, Val's brother, the infamous Vlad Dracula, is awake, hellbent on stopping the boys' wicked uncle, Romulus, once and for all. But first, the boys will have to come to terms with one another - and perhaps finally come to understand the tragedies that played out almost six centuries ago. In Book Three of the Sons of Rome Series, dream-walk to 15th century Romania, to a Wallachia besieged by the Ottoman Empire, and two immortal brothers fighting for their lives. Inspired by the true story of Vlad Dracula, and his family, Dragon Slayer travels from the palace at Tîrgovişte, to the Ottoman court, to the siege of Byzantium. A tale of brothers, and betrayal; of captivity, and revenge.The immortals of the world are gathering, and Vlad and Val, the original sons of Rome, stand poised to lead the charge against a timeless evil. If only they can keep from killing one another...
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I’m simply amazed by the amount of research that went into writing this book. And while I didn’t particularly care for Mia one way or another — she was a bit too… bland for Val, but then again maybe that’s just what he needed after such a tragic life — and parts of this book turned my stomach (CW: non-con, including child rape; slavery), this whole series is EPIC and deserves all the stars.
One thing that really bothered me, though, was Vlad’s attitude towards Val.
In the meantime, FINALLY, Nikita and Sashka’s story! I missed my boys so much. ❤️ (