So, here's a spoiler--Dracula is never going to appear in the Enid Seward mysteries. He's too big and over the top, and vampires are kind of a bore at this point. However, there is a ream of fascinating information about Vlad Dracul and the awful things he did to anger not only his Wallachian nobles, but also his neighbors in Saxony. Intrigued by real-life history appearing in Dr. Enid Seward's world? Stay tuned for book 2, A Quiver of Shadows, and you won't be disappointed.