As stories of mysterious death circulate through the troops, Danilov is reminded of the voordalak- vampire- tales from his childhood. True to their boast, the Oprichniki are swift and merciless, accomplishing more killing than humanly possible. These Oprichniki, as Danilov and his fellow officers dub them, claim they can change the course of the war in Russia's favor. City after city has fallen, making the Russians desperate for any advantage, When a fellow operative brings in a group of foreign mercenaries, Danilov finds them odd, but is assured of their effectiveness. Captain Aleksei Ivanovich Danilov is one of a special force charged with protecting their homeland at all costs. In Twelve, author Jasper Kent paints a dark supernatural thriller against the backdrop of Napoleon's invasion of Russia.
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