by Jasper Kent
Iuda also known as Vasiliy Denisovich Makarov, Vasiliy Innokyentievich Yudin, Vasiliy Grigoryevich Chernetskiy and Richard Llywelyn Cain The only human among the twelve oprichniki who came to Russia in 1812. Under his true name of Cain, experimented on vampires. Became a vampire himself in 1825. Subsequently an officer of the Third Section and later the Ohrana. Killed by Mihail Konstantinovich in 1881.
Susanna Fowler Richard Cain’s childhood sweetheart. Left by him to the mercy of the vampire Honoré d’Évreux.
Honoré Philippe Louis d’Évreux, Vicomte de Nemours Vampire who fled to England after the French Revolution. Captured and imprisoned by the young Richard Cain.
Zmyeevich also known as Dracula, Ţepeş and Vlad III, Prince of Wallachia The arch vampire who brought the oprichniki to Russia in 1812 and who sought revenge for the trickery played upon him by Tsar Pyotr the Great in 1712. He visited Russia again in 1825 and 1881.
Vadim Fyodorovich Savin Aleksei’s commander, who died during the campaign of 1812. Great-great-grandfather of Nadya Vadimovna.
Maksim Sergeivich Lukin Comrade of Aleksei, who died during the campaign of 1812.
Dmitry Fetyukovich Petrenko Comrade of Aleksei, who died during the campaign of 1812.
The oprichniki The nickname for a band of vampires defeated by Aleksei in 1812. Individually they took the names of the twelve apostles.
Prince Pyotr Mihailovich Volkonsky Adjutant general to Tsar Aleksandr I, who conspired with Aleksei to fake the tsar’s death.
Raisa Styepanovna Tokoryeva Vampire who helped Iuda to escape Chufut Kalye in 1825 and who turned Dmitry Alekseevich into a vampire.
Vitaliy Igorevich Komarov Tamara’s husband. Murdered during the cholera epidemic of 1848.
Luka Miroslavich Novikov Tamara’s son by Vitaliy. Murdered by the People’s Will in 1881.
Sofia Petrovna Lvovna Leader of the revolutionary group the People’s Will, which assassinated Tsar Aleksandr II in 1881.
Nikolai Ivanovich Kibalchich Member of the People’s Will. He designed the bombs that killed Aleksandr II. Also developed early concepts of rocket travel.
Nadya Vadimovna Primakova Great-great granddaughter of Vadim Fyodorovich Savin. Mihail Konstantinovich’s mistress.
Ilya Vadimovich Lavrov Nadya’s brother.
Vadim Rodionovich Lavrov Vadim Fyodorovich’s great-grandson, father of Nadya and Ilya.
ABOUT THE AUTHOR
Jasper Kent was born in Worcestershire in 1968, studied natural sciences at Trinity Hall, Cambridge, and now lives in Hove. As well as writing the Danilov Quintet – of which The Last Rite is the concluding volume – Jasper works as a freelance software consultant. He has also written several musicals. To find out more, visit www.jasperkent.com
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