THE COLLECTION
The Books
A forgotten world revealed through the rise of a single dynasty...
The House of Basarab
From its lineage would emerge the House of Drăculești,
giving rise to Vlad II—Dracul
and his son,
Vlad III—Dracula.
The first volume of the V the First Collection transports readers to fourteenth-century Europe, where the birth of the Principality of Wallachia unfolds against one of the most turbulent eras in human history. As kingdoms contend for power and dynasties struggle to shape the future of a fractured continent, the rise of the House of Basarab marks the beginning of a legacy that will echo across generations. Set amid the Great Famine, the Black Death, the Hundred Years' War, and the expanding Ottoman frontier, history and legend become inseparable as forgotten bloodlines, ancient prophecies, and hidden forces quietly influence the course of civilization from the shadows.
While the world of men believes itself governed by kings, armies, and faith alone, another realm has long remained concealed beyond the reach of recorded history. Beneath the surface of medieval Europe, immortal powers, secret orders, and age-old mysteries endure unseen, waiting for the moment when their influence can no longer remain hidden. Richly blending authentic history with Gothic fantasy, Rise of the Basarabs introduces the foundations of an epic saga where every alliance, every lineage, and every whispered legend forms part of a far greater design—one that will ultimately reshape the destiny of both the visible world and the unseen realms beyond.
Book I
Rise of the Basarabs
Rise of the Basarabs
1300 - 1400 A.D.
The Birth of a Kingdom.
The Dawn of a Legend.
Before Dracula, there was a bloodline.
Before the legend, there was Basarab I—warlord, son of a founder, and architect of a realm carved between empires. In an age when Wallachia stood as a vassal to the Kingdom of Hungary, he forged sovereignty through iron and oath, laying the first stone of a dynasty that would, generations later, branch into the House of Drăculești.
The fourteenth century—1300 to 1400 A.D.—was a crucible of war, plague, famine, and forbidden love. Out of its fire rose a lineage written not only in chronicles, but in blood. This is where it began.
The III Acts
Act I
The Realm of Men
Act II
The Unseen Realm
Act III
The Clash of the Realms
Act I
The Realm of Men
Mankind
.
The world appears governed by kings, faith, and steel, where kingdoms rise and fall beneath the weight of ambition and history. Amid political intrigue, ancient bloodlines, and the quiet struggles of ordinary lives, a young boy named Wolfgang begins a journey that will unknowingly place him at the center of forces far older than any kingdom. As whispers of forgotten legends and impossible events spread across medieval Europe, the certainties of the human world begin to fracture, revealing that history has guarded secrets buried far deeper than anyone has ever imagined.
Act II
The Unseen Realm
Underworld
Beyond the veil the creatures dwell
Beyond the boundaries of human knowledge lies an ancient world that has endured in silence since the dawn of civilization. Hidden orders, immortal Revenants, witches, Lycans, and forgotten guardians move through the shadows, preserving fragile balances and waging conflicts unseen by mankind. As Wolfgang is drawn deeper into this hidden realm under the guidance of unexpected allies, long-forgotten truths emerge, revealing that the fate of nations has always been shaped by powers concealed behind the veil of history—and that an ancient darkness is slowly awakening.
Act III
The Clash
Clash
...
When the veil separating the human world from the Unseen Realm begins to collapse, the age of secrecy comes to an end. Kingdoms, faiths, and ancient powers converge as the hidden war that has raged for centuries spills into the world of men. Alliances are tested, destinies fulfilled, and forgotten prophecies awakened while Wolfgang stands at the crossroads of two worlds, forced to confront a legacy capable of reshaping history itself. What was once hidden must now be faced, for the future of both realms depends upon the choices made when their worlds finally collide.
Book II
Blood Legacy
Blood Legacy
1400 - 1426 A.D.
The Birth of a Kingdom.
The Dawn of a Legend.
By the turn of the fifteenth century, Mircea the Elder has endured the theatre of war, the venom of betrayal, attempts upon his life, the ecstasy of forbidden love, and the desolation that follows loss.
His fate alters with the birth of a son—yet the child does not arrive alone. With him comes Dacianne, and with her, a shadow that will not recede.
Born of love rather than lawful union, the boy is destined to ascend his father’s throne as Vlad II Dracul, sworn Knight of the Order of the Dragon.
Here begin the first embers of the Dragon’s line, with the House of Drăculești.
Book III
Vlad II - Dracul
Vlad II - Dracul
1428 A.D.
The Dragon is Born
Born into the illustrious Basarab line, heir to monarchs and indomitable warlords, Vlad, spent his youth not in comfort, but as a royal hostage at the court of Sigismund of Luxembourg, who came, in time, to regard him as a son.
There he was knighted into the Order of the Dracul (Dragon)—and from that solemn oath he took the name Dracul, and gave his house the title Drăculești.
Yet what history does not record is this: sworn to defend the innocent and vanquish evil, Vlad was forced to confront an abyss few dare to imagine—one whispered of only in nightmares.
Book IV
Blood of the Dragon
Blood of the Dragon
1328 A.D.
The Birth of a Kingdom.
The Dawn of a Legend.
In the long shadow of inherited power, unrest gathers beneath crown and altar. Ancient blood awakens; prophecy breathes again.
At its center stands Princess Vasilissa—radiant and unyielding—her beauty veiling a will tempered by ambition and forbidden oath.
In silent halls where betrayal is written in blood, a child is conceived of destiny, not mercy. As he grows, so does the weight upon him—omens in his shadow, fear in hushed prayer. In 1428, Vlad III is born to one day become prince of Wallachia.
The dragon rises not in flame, but in blood. And his name will reverberate across the centuries,
The Impeller,
Dracula.
