History Literature / TheChroniclesOfVladimirTod

* MeaningfulName: Vlad from Vlad the Impaler, from whom the Dracula legend started; 'Tod' means 'Death' in German; 'Blathory' from the infamous Hungarian female serial killer Elisabeth Bathory.

''The Chronicles of Vladimir Tod'' is a 5 book series by Heather Brewer. It is centralized around Vladimir Tod, a teenaged [[{{HalfHumanHybrid}} half]] [[{{Dhampir}} vampire]] who was orphaned three years prior to the first book. A spinoff series Literature/TheSlayerChronicles came out September 20, 2011.

* EvilPlan / XanatosRoulette: [[spoiler: Vlad's entire existence was Tomas Tod's plan all along...]]

* HandsomeLech: Henry.

* HonoraryUncle: Though, in this case, it's an Honorary Aunt. Aunt Nelly isn't ''technically'' related to Vlad's mom, Melina, but was as close as a sister, and therefor gets the honorary familial title.

* MoralityPet : Henry is one for Vald
* MeaningfulName: : Vlad from Vlad the Impaler, from whom the Dracula legend started; 'Tod' means 'Death' in German; 'Blathory' from the infamous Hungarian female serial killer Elisabeth Blathory.

* [[WhereTheHellIsSpringfield Where The Hell Is Bathory?]] It's never said what part of the country Bathory is supposed to be located in. There's little (if any) mention of snowy winters, and Joss is flown there from California, but that could apply to almost anywhere in the southern half of the US, or perhaps the [[TheOtherRainforest Pacific Northwest.]]

* MeaningfulName: : Vlad from Vlad the Impailer, from whom the Dracula legend started; 'Tod' means 'Death' in German; 'Blathory' from the infamous Hungarian female serial killer Elisabeth Blathory.

#''{{Eighth Grade Bites}}''

** Joss is possibly named for Joss Whedon, creater of ''{{Buffy the Vampire Slayer}}''

* ShoutOut: Hm, [[spoiler:[[VampireHunter vampire slayer]] from California named [[JossWhedon Joss]]?]] Anyone else smelling [[BuffyTheVampireSlayer Buffy]]?

* NarrativeProfanityFilter: Henry gets a hilarious one after Joss says his little prayer at Thanksgiving.

* WhatDoYouMeanItsNotForKids: The books are very short (the first two are both under 250 pages) and they're sold in Scholastic Book Order catalogs handed out to grade-school students...but with a "mature content" warning, largely due to the high violence level.

* [[WhereTheHellIsSpringfield Where The Hell Is Bathory?]] It's never said what part of the country Bathory is supposed to be located in. There's little (if any) mention of snowy winters, and Joss is flown there from California, but that could apply to almost anywhere in the southern half of the US, or perhaps the Pacific Northwest.

* TearJerker: [[spoiler: ''"On it, in Joss's handwriting, was a single, short phrase, written in stark, black ink: [[AC:friendship over."'']]]]

* VegetarianVampire: Vlad mostly drinks blood that Nelly brings home from the hospital.

#''{{Ninth Grade Slays}}''
#''{{Tenth Grade Bleeds}}''
#''{{Eleventh Grade Burns}}''
#''{{Twelfth Grade Kills}}''

* FoeYay: [[spoiler: Eddie Poe]] and Vlad in ''Twelfth Grade Kills'' might be considered this. I mean, come ''on.''
** Don't forget [[spoiler: Joss]] and Vlad! I mean, he made a whole HeelFaceTurn, betrayed his previous views on vampires that he'd held dear for a significant part of his life, and turned his back on the Slayer Society (who, mind you, could easily dispose [[UnfortunateImplications of him]] at any time) just because he "missed" being Vlad's "friend"? There's ''got'' to be more to that.
** Not to mention how half of "Eleventh Grade Burns" is Vlad crying about how they need to be friends again! He talked about losing [[spoiler: Joss]] more than Meridith!

* HandsomeLech: Henry. Just... Henry.

''The Chronicles of Vladimir Tod'' is a book series of five books by Heather Brewer. It is centralized around Vladimir Tod, a teenage [[{{HalfHumanHybrid}} half]] [[{{Dhampir}} vampire]] who was orphaned several years previous to the first book. A spinoff series Literature/TheSlayerChronicles came out September 20, 2011.

#{{Tenth Grade Bleeds}}
#{{Eleventh Grade Burns}}
#{{Twelfth Grade Kills}}

#''{{Eighth Grade Bites}}
#{{Ninth Grade Slays}}

#{{Twelfth Grade Kills}}''

#{{''Eighth Grade Bites''}}
#{{''Ninth Grade Slays''}}
#{{''Tenth Grade Bleeds''}}
#{{''Eleventh Grade Burns''}}
#{{''Twelfth Grade Kills''}}

#{{Eighth Grade Bites}}
#Ninth Grade Slays
#Tenth Grade Bleeds
#Eleventh Grade Burns
#Twelfth Grade Kills

#Eighth Grade Bites

** For RepetitiveNames and initials, like Otis Otis and Tomas Tod, the vampire's mark could simply be that letter of the alphabet in Elysian Code.

* CypherLanguage: In ''Tenth Grade Bleeds'' we get a full translation of Elysian code which turns out to be English letters substituted with slashes and dashes encased in parentheses (or Teneo indicators). This adds a layer of humor to Otis's comment that a human would find the elegant script impossible to understand.