CHILDREN OF THE NIGHT

In a desolate orphanage in what remains of post-Communist Romania a desperately ill infant is given the wrong blood transfusion - and flourishes when he''s supposed to die. The discovery of his unique immune system may hold the key to the long-awaited cure for cancer and AIDS.For a dedicated American doctor he promises the medical breakthrough of a lifetime as well as a very special love she''s never been able to find. But he also conceals a shockingly intimate link to a clan of vampires and their legendary leader - the fiend the world calls Vlad Dracula who for centuries has triumphed over countless rival tyrants including death itself.