by Z Brewer
First published 2010
Vlad Tod stares at a death sentence. The Elysian Council has given him mere weeks to live. The Slayer Society wants him dead too, and they plan to take every citizen of Bathory with him. His father might still be alive somewhere after years of absence. The Pravus prophecy hangs over everything, predicting that Vlad will enslave both vampires and humans. College seems like a distant dream now. This final book in the Chronicles of Vladimir Tod series pushes Vlad to his breaking point. Secrets emerge from the shadows. Friends turn into enemies. Blood spills in ways that change everything. Vlad must navigate betrayal, prophecy, and his own dark destiny while fighting for his life and the lives of everyone he cares about.
Genres: fantasy, supernatural, young-adult, paranormal
Vibes: dark, emotional, suspenseful
Tropes: chosen-one, dark-destiny, found-family
Setting: Bathory
Period: Twelfth Grade
325 pages · Hardcover · Dutton Juvenile
Content warnings: death, violence