The Sultan, the Vampyr and the Soothsayer - Paperback

by Lucille Turner (Author)

Constantinople, 1442. As the Ottoman Empire rises and the Christian world falters, Vlad Dracul of Wallachia struggles to hold his realm together and protect his troubled son, Vlad. Rumours spread that the boy bears the mark of the strigoi, a curse that could destroy both father and son as rival powers close in.

In the heart of the Ottoman court, a gifted soothsayer is summoned to read the omens that will guide the Sultan's next moves. His visions reach far beyond the palace walls, entangling the fates of rulers and kingdoms he will never meet. As conquest looms and ancient beliefs resurface, the shadow of a legend begins to form-one that will outlast thrones, empires and the men who shaped it.

A literary and atmospheric reimagining of the early Dracula myth, The Sultan, the Vampyr and the Soothsayer blends history, superstition, and the fragile boundary between belief and power.