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🩸 A sprawling Gothic supernatural thriller set in Saint Petersburg during the fall of the Romanov Dynasty.

Winner of over 10 major national book awards, including the NYC Big Book Award (Best Paranormal Thriller), the Benjamin Franklin Silver Medal, and multiple starred reviews.
 
Saint Petersburg, 1916. The Russian Empire is collapsing, revolution is about to ignite, and the truth behind Grigori Rasputin is far more horrifying than anything recorded in the history books. When Rasputin executes a paranormal coup inside the Winter Palace, he unleashes an ancient vampiric force that tears through the capital with apocalyptic brutality.
 
Official accounts claim the Romanov family was executed in 1918. Suppressed intelligence files tell a different story: the royals vanished two years earlier during the mysterious fires that consumed Saint Petersburg — the same month Rasputin’s staged “murder” became one of the most infamous fabrications of the modern era. No recovered body. No legitimate autopsy. No end to his influence. And the horrors that befell the city were buried to protect governments, institutions, and the myth of the revolution.
 
This is the forbidden account of Rasputin’s supernatural uprising, the fall of the Romanovs, and the hidden vampiric conspiracy that rewrites the final days of Imperial Russia.
 
Why readers love it:
• A brutal fusion of historical intrigue, Gothic horror, and political paranoia
• Cinematic pacing with relentless tension and gruesome set pieces
• Vampires that are ancient, feral, and genuinely terrifying
• Deep research woven seamlessly into a blood-soaked alternate history
 
Critics rave:
“Enthralling… a superior blend of historical unrest and gore-filled action.” — Publishers Weekly
“Darkly stylish… irresistible.” — BlueInk Reviews (Starred)
“A highly satisfying merging of horror and political milieus.” — Kirkus Reviews
“Wonderfully gruesome… brilliantly crafted.” — Reader’s Favorite
“Breathtaking… a future classic.” — Hollywood Book Reviews
 
Awards & Honors
• Winner: NYC Big Book Award — Best Paranormal Thriller
• Winner: Silver Medal — Benjamin Franklin Awards (Best Horror)
• Finalist: Next Generation Book Awards — Best Horror Novel
• Winner: Independent Press Awards — Best Horror Novel
• Silver Medal: Reader’s Favorite Book Awards — Supernatural Fiction
• Finalist: Millennium Book Awards
• BlueInk Review — Best Books of 2020
• IndieReader — Best Books of April 2020
• BookLife Reviews — Editor’s Choice
• Multiple ★ Starred Reviews from major industry outlets