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This new book comes out tomorrow as well, and it's a MUST read!
The prequel to Dracula, inspired by notes and texts left behind by the author of the classic novel, Dracul is a supernatural thriller that reveals not only Dracula’s true origins but Bram Stoker’s—and the tale of the enigmatic woman who connects them.
Synopsis:
It is 1868, and a twenty-one-year-old Bram Stoker waits in a desolate tower to face an indescribable evil. Armed only with crucifixes, holy water, and a rifle, he prays to survive a single night, the longest of his life. Desperate to record what he has witnessed, Bram scribbles down the events that led him here...
A sickly child, Bram spent his early days bedridden in his parents' Dublin home, tended to by his caretaker, a young woman named Ellen Crone. When a string of strange deaths occur in a nearby town, Bram and his sister Matilda detect a pattern of bizarre behavior by Ellen—a mystery that deepens chillingly until Ellen vanishes suddenly from their lives. Years later, Matilda returns from studying in Paris to tell Bram the news that she has seen Ellen—and that the nightmare they've thought long ended is only beginning.
Review:
Speaking of gothic horror....
I should warn you, you will NOT be able to put this down. I almost want to tell you to read the author's notes at the back FIRST, as they are SO SO SO interesting, but that would take away from reading the book as it IS. But make sure you DO read them, you just might be in for a few surprises!
Just when you think nothing new can come to the 'vampire genre' this (and another book I'll share later this month) book comes and changes all you preconceptions about what the ORGINAL Dracula WAS. This book will shake up what we think about the original classic, and everything that came after it! The twist of "what if the author was actually the VICTIM?" turns the tale on its head. Now the reader will see the story differently, and in a way that is so much more horrific, that you want to put the book down, but you can't! If remember the rush you had the first time you read Dracula or Interview With a Vampire, then you will revisit that feeling with this book! It's not for the feint of heart at over 500 pages, but when the ending comes, you will be wishing for another 200 pages!
Do NOT miss this book!
About the Authors:
Dacre Stoker is the great-grandnephew of Bram Stoker and the international bestselling co-author of Dracula: The Un-Dead, the official Stoker family-endorsed sequel to Dracula. He is also the co-editor of The Lost Journal of Bram Stoker: The Dublin Years. He currently lives with his wife, Jenne, in Aiken, South Carolina, where he manages the Bram Stoker Estate.
J.D. Barker is the internationally bestselling author the internationally bestselling author of Forsaken, The Fourth Monkey, and The Fifth to Die. He was a finalist for the Bram Stoker Award for Superior Achievement in a First Novel, and winner of the New Apple Medalist Award. His works have been translated into numerous languages and optioned for both film and television. Barker currently resides in Pennsylvania with his wife, Dayna, and daughter, Ember.
J.D. Barker is the internationally bestselling author the internationally bestselling author of Forsaken, The Fourth Monkey, and The Fifth to Die. He was a finalist for the Bram Stoker Award for Superior Achievement in a First Novel, and winner of the New Apple Medalist Award. His works have been translated into numerous languages and optioned for both film and television. Barker currently resides in Pennsylvania with his wife, Dayna, and daughter, Ember.
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