World of Vlad Dracula -- Wicked web -- Introduction -- Making of a monster: Little devil -- Family ties -- Hostage crisis -- Free at last -- Becoming prince: Prince for a day -- On the run -- Light goes out -- Power to the prince -- Vlad the impaler in pictures -- Impaler rules: Blood of the boyars -- Ruling with an iron stake -- Raids of terror -- Taking it to the Turks -- No more at stake -- Final years: Escape! -- Legacy of cruelty -- Wicked? -- Timeline of terror -- Glossary -- Find out more -- Index -- Authors' note and bibliography.