The new adventure novel by historical writers Alexander and Maxim Andreev tells about the fate of the famous Vlad III Tepes (1431–1476) from the family of hereditary rulers of Wallachia, who went down in history under the name of Dracula. The authors, separating truth from fiction and relying on historical documents, tell the true story of Dracula - a fair and talented ruler, who for our contemporaries became a bloodthirsty tyrant, a servant of the devil and the prince of darkness. A mysterious document falls into the hands of the authors - the records of the commander of his secret guard, Vlad the Impaler...