{"product_id":"children-of-the-night-a-vampire-novel-9781250009852","title":"Children of the Night: A Vampire Novel","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\"Simmons writes like a hot-rodding angel.\" -Stephen King \u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e An evil legacy comes to life in this classic and ultimately human novel about believable vampires, featuring a brand-new introduction by Dan Simmons. \u003ci\u003eChildren of the Night\u003c\/i\u003e will take you to a place that no one knows--yet all of us fear.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIn a desolate orphanage in post-Communist Romania, a desperately ill infant is given the wrong blood transfusion--and flourishes rather than dies. For immunologist Kate Neuman, the infant's immune system may hold the key to cure cancer and AIDS. Kate adopts the baby and takes him home to the States. But baby Joshua holds a link to an ancient clan and their legendary leader--Vlad Tsepes, the original Dracula - whose agents kidnap the child. Against impossible odds and vicious enemies- both human and vampire - Kate and her ally, Father Mike O'Rourke, steal into Romania to get her baby back. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"A mesmerizing tour through the ghostly, gray tatters of Romania.\" -\u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eDan Simmons\u003c\/b\u003e is a recipient of numerous major international awards, including the Hugo Award, World Fantasy Awards, Bram Stoker Awards, and the Shirley Jackson Award. He is widely considered to be one of the premier multiple-genre fiction writers in the world. His novels include the\u003ci\u003e \u003c\/i\u003eHyperion Cantos and the \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e bestsellers\u003ci\u003e The Terror, Drood\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eBlack Hills\u003c\/i\u003e. He lives along the Front Range in Colorado and has never grown tired of the views.\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"St. Martin's Griffin","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50726545064210,"sku":"9781250009852","price":21.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_fa5be575-8248-44cd-8096-5d4b21318021.jpg?v=1734874307","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/children-of-the-night-a-vampire-novel-9781250009852","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}