![]() ![]() ![]() The book imagines what may have happened if the team that opposed Dracula in the Bram Stoker novel had failed to stop him.īut the best thing about "Anno Dracula" is Newman's deft handling of the title character.ĭracula permeates every page of this book. Jekyll is testifying in a coroner's inquest about the Whitechapel killings and the court artist adds bushy eyebrows and other menacing features to his sketch of Jekyll - a reference literally "Hyde-ing" in plain sight. "Anno Dracula" was first published about 30 years ago but it is a fun triumph of storytelling for any readers who enjoy vampire tales set in the late 1880s and anyone who enjoys spotting a mix of historical and literary figures.Īuthor Kim Newman fills the pages of "Anno Dracula" with a palpable mix of historical and literary characters and references and has great fun with all of them. Meanwhile, a secret cabal works behind the scenes with a spy who hopes to infiltrate the palace with the help of an ally - a vampire of an older and more pure blood line than Dracula. Opponents of Dracula's reign have been executed - such as Van Helsing - or shipped off to concentration camps - enemies of the state such as Sherlock Holmes. Meanwhile, the "Silver Knife," who becomes known as Jack the Ripper, is hunting vampire prostitutes on the streets of Whitechapel. ![]()
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