Description: "Be careful what you wish for. You may get it." The 19th century is a time of wonder, innovation and science. A time which tests a man's soul. Robert St. John finds he has signed on for more adventure than he expects when he enlists to fight in Afghanistan. His life takes an unexpected turn after he encounters two strangers on the train. After a two year campaign he returns home to a hero's welcome. Recruited to fill a secret role in government by the prime minister, he meets a powerful foe who has ambition and powers beyond those of ordinary men. Robert loses all he treasures in order to defeat his adversary. But several years later he finds a new purpose when he joins an old friend on a hunt for a killer of women haunting the east end of London. Children of The Dragon book 5. - The Children of The Dragon vampire series is epic science fiction, myth and history, romance, tragedy and triumph; linked together by the theme of the vampire as hero.