Throne of Blood

The world is ruled not just by crowns and swords, but by an ancient pact with a secret race of vampires. Every king of Northreach (the Draegor dynasty) owes his throne to the Vampire Council hidden in the Frostfang Mountains. The price? Eternal obedience. Blood sacrifice to maintain their reign. Now that King Edran is dead, his son Kaelen Draegor inherits both the Frozen Crown and the curse of the pact. But three other forces rise at the same time, threatening to break the balance:

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