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| Original Title: | Anno Dracula |
| ISBN: | 0857680838 (ISBN13: 9780857680839) |
| Edition Language: | English |
| Series: | Anno Dracula #1 |
| Characters: | Kate Reed |
| Literary Awards: | Bram Stoker Award Nominee for Best Novel (1993), Locus Award Nominee for Best Fantasy Novel (1994), World Fantasy Award Nominee for Best Novel (1993), Lord Ruthven Award for Fiction (1993) |
Kim Newman
Paperback | Pages: 547 pages Rating: 3.78 | 12077 Users | 1115 Reviews
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| Title | : | Anno Dracula (Anno Dracula #1) |
| Author | : | Kim Newman |
| Book Format | : | Paperback |
| Book Edition | : | First Edition |
| Pages | : | Pages: 547 pages |
| Published | : | May 24th 2011 by Titan Books (first published 1992) |
| Categories | : | Horror. Fantasy. Paranormal. Vampires. Fiction. Historical. Historical Fiction. Science Fiction. Alternate History. Steampunk |
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It is 1888 and Queen Victoria has remarried, taking as her new consort Vlad Tepes, the Wallachian Prince infamously known as Count Dracula. Peppered with familiar characters from Victorian history and fiction, the novel follows vampire Geneviève Dieudonné and Charles Beauregard of the Diogenes Club as they strive to solve the mystery of the Ripper murders.Anno Dracula is a rich and panoramic tale, combining horror, politics, mystery and romance to create a unique and compelling alternate history. Acclaimed novelist Kim Newman explores the darkest depths of a reinvented Victorian London.
This brand-new edition of the bestselling novel contains unique bonus material, including a new afterword from Kim Newman, annotations, articles and alternate endings to the original novel.
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Dracula, Jack the Ripper, Queen Victoria, Oscar Wilde, Mycroft Holmes and the Diogenes Club, Doctor Jekyll, Dr Moreau, Fu Manchu, Bill Sykes, Rupert of Hentzau, John Merrick, Gilbert & Sullivan, The Invisible Man: the game to play here is spot how many Victorian references the exquisitely moustachioed Kim Newman can cram into Anno Dracula; although the real question is as always in these cases can he make them congeal into a book that matters?Ive meant to read Anno Dracula for such a longWith a lot of books, the premise is enough to sell me on the idea of reading them. Anno Dracula is one of those books. The novel is set in 1888, where Dracula has wed the widowed Queen Victoria, thus legalizing vampirism and making it more or less acceptable. Dr. Alan Seward, however, still harbors a lot of anger toward Dracula for killing Lucy, and takes it upon himself to begin ridding Whitechapel of the vampire prostitutes populating that area. That he has to remove vital organs and mutilate
I remember reading this back when vampires were the rage. Didnt really float my boat. Felt like Newman was attempting to add a billion fictional and historical characters just for the sake of it. Well written novel though.
As this novel opens, we find that Bram Stoker's Dracula has taken a left turn near the end and Dracula ends up winning. He defeats his enemies (Van Helsing's rotting head decorates a pike) and insinuates himself into the English royal family and spreads vampirism like the plague. Now, vampires and humans live side by side, with vampires being the dominant class. The novel presented a pretty good vampire story (which is saying a lot coming from me, because I usually dislike most of the vampire
This is a treat for all the vampire lovers. Imagine that Queen Victoria remarried - taking Dracula as her husband. Imagine London overpopulated by vampires as vampirism becomes a desirable status change. And now mix in all the historical vampire characters from various authors. Bookworms get to see their authors, historians will encounter their favourite figures... it's just a well-balanced mishmash of alternate history.But since it's a novel full of spies and people (warm and cold) with hidden
I found myself randomly thinking about this book today (as Im wont to do, though my random thoughts generally tend to trend in the direction of Ghostbusters quotes, the deliciousness of Slurpees, or marveling over how weevils wobble BUT THEY DONT FALL DOWN!), and what I was thinking was how frustrating it is that books dont always find as big an audience as they deserve. This is an exceedingly entertaining pastiche of all things horror, supernatural, mysterious, and Victorian, and if thats your
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