A witch apprentice from Salem discovers that she is the great-granddaughter of Dracula from Transylvania - Maria Dracula - and with his help she battles a cruel regime and frees his fantastic country.*www.mariadracula.com*A previous version of MARIA DRACULA was a finalist in FOREWORD MAGAZINE's 2005 Book of the Year Annual Awards.*Angela Ursillo whose work can be seen in such movies as LORD OF THE RINGS and KING KONG signs the illustrations.