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The great-grandnephew of Bram Stoker, Dacre Stoker collaborates with Dracula historian Ian Holt to pen the first Stoker-family-supported sequel to the 1897 horror classic. Based on Bram Stoker's notes, the legendary story continues 25 years after the events of the original. An evil has once again crept onto the land, this time to hunt down those responsible for Dracula's demise.A quarter of a century after Count Dracula "crumbled into dust," Quincey Harker-the son of Jonathan and Mina Harker-leaves law school to pursue a career on stage, only to stumble upon the troubled production of Dracula, directed and produced by Bram Stoker himself. As the play plunges Quincey into the world of his parents' terrible secrets, death begins to stalk the original band of heroes that defeated Dracula a quarter-century ago. Could it be that the count survived and is now seeking revenge? Or is there another, far more sinister force at work whose relentless purpose is to destroy anything and anyone associated with Dracula, the most notorious vampire of all time?
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"I read Bram Stoker',s Dracula, during a course on Victorian Britain, while in grad school. I really enjoyed reading it in this context because we analyzed the book in discussing using the cultural and social mores of the day in Britain....eastern european immigrants, fascination with the body and sexuality, the evolution of science and medicine and so on. And so it is in this same fashion in which the sequel attempted, and more the most part succeeded in being written by Stoker's distant relative. A very captivating, and intriguing look at the Dracula lore that spawned so many other texts."
— Meagan (4 out of 5 stars)
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“And a good story it is. The action is swift and thrilling; the villian not whom you’d expect but is evil and powerful nonetheless…A fine book in its one right, one that pushes the story in expected directions while remaining true to the dark heart of the Transylvanian vampire-king.”
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“A frighteningly good novel…Wonderfully scary…this daring sequel captures the essence and gothic glory of the original.”
— USA Today -
“Un-Dead is cinematically fast paced, flying from London to Paris to Transylvania, and the historical texture is…convincing.”
— Washington Post -
“One of the rowdiest revisionist treatments…Energetically paced and packed outrageously entertaining action, this supernatural thriller is a well-needed shot of fresh blood for the Dracula mythos.”
— Publishers Weekly -
“The ambitious story, which claims to be the true story of Dracula and even reveals the real murderer behind Jack the Ripper, will appeal to literary-thriller readers as much as to mainstream horror fans.”
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“The authors…skillfully explore the nature of evil while weaving together several complex plotlines throughout this mesmerizing story. Readers who enjoy dark fantasy with fast-paced action will plow through this book, not wanting to stop.”
— Library Journal
Awards
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A New York Times bestseller
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A USA Today bestseller
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A 2010 International Thriller Writers Award Nominee for Best First Novel
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Winner of an AudioFile Earphones Award
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Selected for the December 2009 Indie Next List
Dracula The Un-Dead Listener Reviews
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" fun read written by a stoker descendant. "
— Addy, 2/10/2014 -
" Really enjoyed this book.It is just the type of proper Gothic horror that I like.A proper vampire tale where they are cruel and manipulative and thoroughly evil but beautiful and sexy as a top predator should be. "
— Paddy, 2/3/2014 -
" The only good thing about this book is the illustration on the cover. Everything else is horrible. "
— Xandra, 1/30/2014 -
" A badly written,badly researched non-sequel. Holt threw in everything he could to thrill the horror tastes of younger readers in 2012. He did this with no respect for the original, which he largely ignored in favour of 20th century movies, vampire trends and research books on Vlad the Impaler (which only sold because they cashed in on Bram's original book "Dracula" which had nothind to do with Vlad.Holt is merely an opportunist,Dacre a sell-out whose only contribution was his family name which Holt desperately needed to sell his "sequel".Holt wrote a screen play for another schlock horror movie not a novel in it's truest form,normally I wouldn't care, but after reading his arrogant interview where he places himself on a level with B.Stoker(the creator of modern vampire mythology)and thinks himself an intregal part of the vampire tradition, well I think that arrogant hack assumption is as true as his stories of winning a fight in early grade school by becoming the embodiment of Dracula (don't we all read the original Dracula by grade 2 ??) "
— David, 1/25/2014 -
" I really liked this book, it had a quick pace that kept me interested. I loved the inclusion of historical details and people, including Bram Stoker himself. The addition of Elizabeth Bathory to the cast of villains is a great choice; the descriptions of her life help humanize and let the reader see how she became so twisted. I don't want to give too much away so I will only say that it is very interesting to see how the lives of all of the heroes from the original Dracula turn out, and how those experiences have affected each of them. "
— Rosalia, 1/20/2014 -
" Fast paced book that I enjoyed. I wondered how it would hold up to the originaly and it did well, it brought in new elements that worked. "
— Tony, 1/7/2014 -
" Decent setup but diverges too far from the original story which it claims to continue. Way too much emphasis on sex and on redeeming Dracula - both flying counter to the Victorian standards of the original. "
— Ryan, 1/4/2014 -
" Not as bad as I was given to believe. Perhaps it's a different experience for someone who's only seen the movies and not read the original. "
— Teresa, 11/30/2013 -
" I liked it. It was very interesting I would definetely recommend it. "
— Lisette, 11/29/2013 -
" I simple loved it :) "
— Shaziakd, 11/2/2013 -
" Being a fan of the original classic I found the sequel not the same but still really good. This is the way vampires should be. Not the Twillight vampires I have grown to despise. "
— Kolette, 10/4/2013 -
" Not as impressive as I was hoping a Dracula book would be. "
— Elana, 4/20/2013 -
" I really enjoyed this story. I think it is worth the read, but don't expect it to be like the original. Nothing can compare to Dracula. "
— Nightraine, 9/16/2012 -
" Fun sequel. "
— Darin, 5/7/2012 -
" A worthy sequel to the old Dracula legend. Ties some loose ends together but the whole subplot of maybe Dracula was Jack the Ripper seemed unnecessary. "
— Deb, 3/27/2012 -
" Jesus fucking Christ. "
— Koen, 8/19/2011 -
" This book was so horrible I could barely finish it. "
— Ashley, 6/28/2011 -
" I found the writing brilliant but it relies to much on Dracula by Bram Stocker to be original. "
— Jacqui, 6/13/2011 -
" A marvelous sequel that was worth waiting over 100 years to be written. "
— Adda, 6/8/2011 -
" I liked where this book went. It was nice to learn more about Dracula, giving new insights to the 5 Q's. "
— Jeannine, 4/20/2011 -
" As fan fiction it'd be forgivably trashy, but as an "official sequel" to the majesty of Dracula? Too ridiculous, too long, too boring. "
— Sinead, 4/12/2011 -
" If you have any feeling for the original Dracula at all, steer clear of this! Completely ridiculous - throwing in references to Jack the Ripper, Titanic, etc. "
— Madeleine, 4/9/2011 -
" This book was easier to read maybe because it was written in this generation. "
— Emma, 3/5/2011 -
" I wouldn't recommend this to anyone who has any great love for the orignal story. It picks up a little mid-point, becomes a little bit more exciting but then the end falls flat considerably. Overall I am kind of disappointed. I expected more. "
— Sarah, 2/27/2011
About the Authors
Dacre Stoker is the great-grandnephew of Bram Stoker. He lives in South Carolina with his family.
Ian Holt is a Dracula documentarian, historian, and screenwriter. He lives on Long Island.
About Simon Prebble
Simon Prebble, a British-born performer, is a stage and television actor and veteran narrator of some three hundred audiobooks. As one of AudioFile’s Golden Voices, he has received thirty-seven Earphones Awards and won the prestigious Audie in 2010. He lives in New York.