Despite strange dreams and her ailing father's firm belief in the family lore of a long-ago ancestor's connection to the mythical unicorn, fifteen-year-old New Yorker Elayne remains skeptical until, during a school visit to the unicorn tapestries in the Cloisters, she finds herself entering a tumultuous world where she must fulfill the legacy of her ancestors by taming the unicorn and bringing a tyrant to justice.
A fictional account of Vlad the Impaler, the Prince of Wallachia who served as the inspiration for Braham Stoker's "Dracula, " depicting his life through the eyes of the woman he loved, his closest comrade, his priest, and others.
Young Jack Absolute loses his chances for a place at Cambridge and a promising career in eighteenth-century London, and sets out for adventure in the New World where his life lessons must be learned on the battlefield.
Jack Absolute arrives in England after four months at sea to find himself dueling for his life for the dubious honor of a young actress and forced to flee London with his old army regiment.
