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This review is based on an "Advance Uncorrected Manuscript Not For Sale" provided as part of the Amazon Vine program.

I've never read the original Bram Stoker novel, so I don't have any idea how this compares. Nor have I read any of the other Dracula stories, so take this whole review with a grain of salt.

This book took me forever to read. My wife kept asking if I had finished it yet (which I obviously hadn't.) I found that the story started with a definite feeling that it was taking place in the early 1900's, with a slight archaic tone to the language. I'm not sure if I got used to it by the end, or if the writers stopped using that tone. The story has a lot of characters, which according to the appendix, are quite important to the Dracula story. They weave in and out of the narrative, coming in at odd times. Things do tie up nice and tidy, with a terrible ending.

All in all, I wouldn't recommend this to any general fantasy fan. I suspect that if you are a Dracula fan, or a Stoker fan, that this is required reading, if only to say you've read it.


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Dracula the UnDead Dacre Stoker 9780007310340 Books Reviews

I was excited about this book because it was supposedly written by a descendent of Bram Stoker so I expected a respectful, thoughtful sequel that would be true to the spirt of the original source.

I could not have been more wrong! This book was so awful, so terribly written and had such a ridiculous plot that I could barely even finish it! I must admit I pretty much skimmed the final third - before throwing the horrible thing across the room in disgust.

This book is just awful - it contradicts and even re-writes Stoker. The treatment of the original characters is disrespectful and an insult to Stoker's intent. The writer tries to bring historic characters into the mix throwing in everything from Elisabeth Bathory (who here is a true vampire), Jack the Ripper, even (and I saw this one coming a mile away), The Titanic!

Dacre was obviously influenced by Francis Ford Coppola's film, "Bram Stoker's Dracula" and that could have been a good thing, except that the writer handles plot and character development so ineptly that the whole story falls flat and is anything but sexy. Coppola's version may not have been true to the letter of the original book, but it did retain the original spirit, was a fun adaptation and was intelligently executed on the screen. Of course Coppola played up the love angle between Dracula and Mina, which was NOT in Stoker. But that was Coppola's take on the tale, we've been there and done that now - one expected this book, written by a Stoker, to go back to basics and evoke Stoker's original vision. But no - 'Ol Dacre has to go and handle the whole thing so incompetently that there are not even any entertaining passages, and at no point is the reader truly engaged on any level. It is impossible to feel anything toward the unlikable characters this fool of a writer throws at us.

One thing that really disgusted me was that Dacre perpetuates the silly notion that sunlight is fatal to vampires, a concept not in the original novel, nor in any other vampire fiction or mythology until Hollywood invented the notion! To Coppola's credit, he went back to Bram Stoker on this concept - in his film, the Van Helsing character explains in a voice-over, "contrary to some beliefs, vampires, like all nocturnal creatures, can move about by day, though it is not their natural time and their powers are weak." But 'ol Dacre ignores his grandfather and all vampire mythology and has the vampires bursting into flame in the sunlight! Yawn!

Maybe the silliest aspect to the book, besides the whole Bathory vs. Dracula angle which makes no sense whatsoever, is making Bram Stoker a character alongside his fictional characters. I mean, WTF?! And the author does nothing interesting with this concept at all! That whole subplot is just unbelievably silly and ludicrous! In fact the whole damn book is a sloppy, unfocused, infuriating mess that had me laughing out loud at how ridiculous the author's little twists were as the lame "plot" stumbled along! It was also over the top gory and mean spirited in how it dispatched some of Stoker's original characters.

Avoid this mess at all costs! Will we ever get a worthy sequel to Dracula? It is seeming more and more unlikely! I hated this book - it was a complete waste of money and I regret buying it and supporting this writer and his silly book! Don't make the same mistake!
I don't understand or agree with the poor ratings of this amazing book. I am an author. 75 books published, fiction and nonfiction, for children, teens, and adults. I recognize in this book excellent writing, plotting, and characters, as well as extensive research incorporated into the story with extreme skill.

Read the book. I loved it as much as I loved DRACUL!
I picked up this novel after reading "Dracul," which was an absorbing read and I was desperate for another one just like it. When recommended this book, I bought it.

Big mistake.

At least first I couldn't understand why the reviews for this novel were so low, but once I reached about the 10% mark I understood. The characters border on cliches. Every woman is either a victim or a villain, and their backstories are plopped on the page with zero regard for emotional depth. I actually stopped reading to see if the authors were men, and yep, sure enough. With an eye roll, I plowed on, hoping to find something worth salvaging from the $8 or whatever I paid.

Unfortunately, I'll have to admit my error, chalk this up to a lesson learned (GET the sample first!), and move on to books far more worthy of the promise of a "Dracula sequel." I never even finished this novel. Do yourself a favor and skip this one for something more satisfying like "Dracul" or "the Historian," both eloquent novels and well-researched, unlike this garbage.
First, how dare Dacre Stoker imply that he is the descendant of Bram Stoker? He is neither a biological or literal descendant. Ian Holt wrote virtually the entire thing, then hit up Dacre to put his name on the book as a publicity stunt.
And I wouldn't care if it was a faithful sequel. Instead, this book consists of 450 pages of pissing on the original. Every chance he can, Holt takes the events of the original "Dracula" and says they never happened. Honestly, would Bram Stoker authorize a sequel that refuted almost every detail he wrote? Not only does this book trash the events in "Dracula", but it has no respect for the characters and their personalities. Worst of all, Holt takes the character of Dracula and tries to make him a hero! Bram Stoker actually implied that Dracula was not just a vampire, but the ANTI-CHRIST!
On the good side, the writing itself is not bad. The book moves at a fast pace and there a few clever ideas. The choice of the villainess, while obvious, was a good one.
I'd like to see Holt write a vampire book of his own using original characters he created. Because if you don't understand someone else's characters you should leave them alone.
This review is based on an "Advance Uncorrected Manuscript Not For Sale" provided as part of the Vine program.

I've never read the original Bram Stoker novel, so I don't have any idea how this compares. Nor have I read any of the other Dracula stories, so take this whole review with a grain of salt.

This book took me forever to read. My wife kept asking if I had finished it yet (which I obviously hadn't.) I found that the story started with a definite feeling that it was taking place in the early 1900's, with a slight archaic tone to the language. I'm not sure if I got used to it by the end, or if the writers stopped using that tone. The story has a lot of characters, which according to the appendix, are quite important to the Dracula story. They weave in and out of the narrative, coming in at odd times. Things do tie up nice and tidy, with a terrible ending.

All in all, I wouldn't recommend this to any general fantasy fan. I suspect that if you are a Dracula fan, or a Stoker fan, that this is required reading, if only to say you've read it.