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was so excited to read a prequel to Dracula and written by his great grandnephew no less! Unfortunately, the writing doesn't hold a candle to the original, Perhaps that's asking too much, but I found the writing so poor it was distracting, I'm sorry to say the book was a chore for me to finish, I did like the ending, so that is something, but I cannot recommend this to anyone except they have the right expectations going in, The conceit that Dracul is based on heavy research into Bram Stokers life and his original intentions for his iconic classic, while making Bram the main character, adds a nice modern meta spin on the old gothic vampire trope.
Of course, the co author, is also a descendent of the legendary author, adding another layer to the back story,

Though at times with its mirroring of the source materials structure of journal entries and letters the book comes across as an elaborate bit of fan fiction, there are some vivid and disturbing descriptions of fantastical horrors that take the sparkle out of vampires and puts them appropriately back into the category of monsters.
This makes the sometimes overlong, but often entertaining and fitfully scary, tome a must read for fans of the original Dracula and old school horror tales, I just read Stoker's manuscript by Royce Prouty highly recommended and learned about how Bram Stoker initially submitted his Dracula manuscript as a non fiction account, I found this intriguing and came up Dracul, The first half the books switches between chapters on Bram's childhood and how it was impacted by his nanny and chapters of present time where Bram is trapped in a tower defending himself from supernatural powers.
Eventually, the timelines run together seamlessly and the storyline continues from there, I enjoyed the switching of viewpoints something Joe Abercrombie does a great job of and the story is terrific, This was my first book these authors and I look forward to reading of their works, Alright, so it was somewhat of a treat to have finished reading Dracul, by Dacre Stoker and JD Barker, Reminiscent of the original Dracula by Bram Stoker, it was refreshing to see an old tale come back to life during our contemporary time, with which was explained in the end notes the original intent of Dracula coming to surface.
Lets say, “The Truth”.

Does this mean vampires are real and walk the earth Maybe, maybe not, but Dracul serves as the manual in which to refer to when self doubt about vampires arises.
Who is to say our nightmares can never be real or come true Such is the case in Dracul, and though it posed a slow beginning, it fully redeemed itself later on when “truths” surfaced.


In a somewhat replicated show of old times, the “band of heroes” resurfaced in Dracul in a much needed and satisfying way, With The main focus being that of Bram, others fell into the fray on his adventure into the supernatural, those such as Matilda, Thornely, and the Vambrey seemingly modeled after Van Hellsing.
Although my underlying question that some may have asked will go unanswered I wont ask it in this review for spoiler purposes I believe it probably doesnt matter if its ever answered.
If you want to know what my question was, you can personally message me,

But as for vampires stories go, and I myself, an author of vampire stories as well, this one, Dracul, is a well deservedout ofstars, It is evident a lot of time went into its planning and manisfestation, and I will always look back on this story as another legend in the Stoker family that has influenced me.
Thank you, Stoker bloodline.

F. D. Gross
Grelldragonhotmail. com After Dacre Stoker's previous attempt at a further chapter in the 'Dracula' tale, the 'official' sequel 'The Undead', with its' copious amounts of gratuitous violence and sex that seemed to titillate the author than provide any proper narrative, and rather clichéd Hollywood type twists, I wasn't holding out much hope for this novel.

Firstly, it is better than 'The Undead', which was a relief one could argue that if I disliked it that much then why read this what can I say, I'm a Dracula fan!
However, it never reaches the heights of Bram Stoker's original tale.
Dacre Stoker may be well versed in Dracula lore and history, but it doesn't lend itself to being a good writer,
The original novel dripped with atmosphere, and was so clever with its subtle suggestion of violence rather than graphic descriptions, This is sadly lacking in 'Dracul', which doesn't conjure up any atmosphere, There are some rather dramatic scenes of snakes appearing out of nowhere, but these seem out of place in a book of this nature the big draw of the original was that a

lot of it was suggested rather than described.

The vocabulary is extremely jarring the story is mostly set inth century Ireland, but uses modern words and Americanisms such as 'okay', 'guys' and 'right', It is not an articulate book, and very basic with its language, One of the features of the original 'Dracula' novel was that it had a repression that was expressed through formal language this is severely lacking in this version, which is why the atmosphere is not as it should be.

The 'twist' that other reviews have mentioned didn't seem that dramatic to me, There are some points of merit, however, the bond between the Stoker siblings is done well, and without wishing to give away too much there is a nice tie to the excised chapter of 'Dracula'.

That said, if one is a fan of Dracula and the surrounding mythology, then this is an interesting addition, It is not written well, but shows a lot of promise and give pause for thought in several instances, As with 'The Undead', this seems to be written with the idea of a film in mind rather than written word, and that is detrimental to the engagement of the reader.

I doubt I would re read this, but there is enough for anybody who is curious about a tale endorsed by the Stoker family and who wants a continuation of the original story.
Just. I wasn't expecting to be moved by this gothic tale, but I genuinely was in parts, The story, for me at least, transcended all that I thought it would be, The story of Bram, Nanna Ellen, Patrick, Thornley and Emily, all so tragic but yet so timeless and epic, I was moved especially by Thornley and Ellen, mainly because I had a bad time with my mental health and my beautiful, and forever rock fiancé, stood by me and I know, through hell or high water, she always will and I her.
I feel I understand Thornley, I would love to have met him,
In terms of ghosts, ghouls, and indeed, vampires, I am sadly, unlike Bram, a sceptic, I never used to be, the blandness of life made me so in this age of instant google explanations, I wish I wasnt because it is far less interesting.
As I say, in an age of Facebook and science it is hard not to be sceptical and dismiss the shadows and bumps in the night, However, we have all had those moments when we have felt eyes on us, turned, and no one has been there, followed by a slight uneasiness we cant quite put our finger on, yes, we can dismiss and walk on, but it still happened.

This book is truly frightening and gripping, I loved it, it put a lump in my throat a times, made me shudder at others, and took me back to a few bumps in the night.


A beautiful, beautiful story, of life, unconditional love, pain and death, which happens to involve vampires, Unfortunately, I am unable to give this book a good review, As a long time reader of not only Dracula but other examples of gothic period literature, I was hoping that this with the strong Stoker connection would be an interesting elaboration on the well known story.
Sadly, I was disappointed on just about every level,
As at least one of the other reviews mentions, this is a very poorly written book, with both normal words and phrases being used out of context, making many sentences nonsensical.
It is also full of anachronistic language, both in the narrative and the dialogue examples would include jarringly modern words, phrases or idioms, and obvious Americanisms,
It is painfully obvious that the authors have no real understanding or knowledge of the time period in which they have set their story, and their attempt to emulate the period detail and match the atmosphere of the original is reminiscent of a troupe of schoolchildren trying to write and perform a play in the style of Shakespeare, and unfortunately this is sometimes laughable.

The attempt to present the story through the medium of diaries, journals and correspondence like the original novel is also unsuccessful, Each entry is basically a first person narration of the story in progress, rather than a measured retelling, and all the characters speak with the same, mostly unconvincing voice, Unlike another reviewer, I do not find the relationships drawn between the Stoker family members to be well written, and many of their actions/reactions are clumsy and difficult to accept.

The worst elements of this book are that it is over long for such a slight story, and this makes it surprisingly boring, There are so many jarring mistakes in tone and detail that on almost every page one is jolted out of the 'willing suspension of belief', And worst of all, instead of making Dracula an even interesting character, by revealing previously unknown details, it actually diminishes him to a boogie man with all the depth of a Scooby Doo villain.

Sadly, I can not recommend this book in any way, Scary as hell. Gothic as decay Josh Malerman

Reading Dracul is like watching a classic vampire film, a terrifying read R. L. Stine

Inspired by the notes DRACULAs creator left behind, Dracul is a riveting, heart stoppingly scary novel of Gothic suspense,

Dracul reveals not only the true origins of Dracula himself, but also of his creator, Bram Stoker, and of the elusive, enigmatic woman who connects them,

It is, and ayear old Bram Stoker has locked himself inside an abbeys tower to confront a vile and ungodly beast, He is armed with mirrors and crucifixes and holy water and a gun and is kept company by a bottle of plum brandy, His fervent prayer is that he will survive this one night a night that will prove to be the longest of his life,
Desperate to leave a record of what he has witnessed, the young man scribbles out the events that brought him to this point and tells an extraordinary tale of childhood illness, a mysterious nanny, and stories once thought to be fables now proved to be true.





What readers are saying:

Gripping, has you clinging to the pages white knuckled
This book oozed atmosphere, If you love classic, atmospheric, proper old school horror, read this book
Packed full of suspense and horror to rival the Dracula story itself In form and as a tale, this is very readable.
My rating is only a two for a primary reason, I value my time. I invested time I will never get back to reading this story, In the history of books I have read, only one story has a worse ending and that is Steven King's Dark Tower series, If you read that cluster of books, one knows what I am talking about, If a person createdbad endings and put the worse one at the center of a dart board these writers hit the bullseye, First third of the book:stars
Middle third:stars
Final third:star

I was initially very impressed with Dracul, A young and sickly Bram Stoker is saved from illness by the mysterious Ellen Crone, She is nanny to the family and a creature of strange abilities who is able to save Bram when Victorian medicine fails, but at seemingly significant personal cost, Each time she saves Bram she seems to age, retiring to her room for days after, only to return rejuvenated, Who is she What is she Why does she sleep at night in an earthen box hidden beneath her bed The first third of the book centres around Ellen Crone and the Stoker family, and is creepy and effective.
Unfortunately, it is all downhill from there, I will not give the plot away, but there are good vampires, bad vampires, wolves, gypsies, and a big overblown battle scene as the novel descends into rather tiresome incoherence.
Unfortunately it is nowhere near as good as the original, A "pre quel" to Dracula, this is an excellent companion piece, Written via journal entries, letters, and traditional book narrative, the story moves forward from different perspectives, It's not until you get about/'rs through do you start to see where it is going so, in other words, keeps one guessing for quite awhile, which sucks the reader in.
IMO, not a lot of "great" vampire books out there sorry, Anne Rice!, but "Dracula" has always been a stand out, and "Dracul" is a fine chapter in that series.
Highly, highly recommend this book if at all interested in Dracula and vampires, The original novel by Bram Stoker is one of my favorite stories of all time, And to be honest, I enjoyed Dracul almost than Dracula, The mood is dark, the writing is tight and the imagery is vivid, Dacre Stoker honors his Great Uncle with an excellent story that would make him proud,

Dracul could have been a cheap cash in on the Dracula name and legacy, but it feels original, almost as if it were indeed written before Dracula was.
I can see how some readers may find it a little overly long, but I enjoyed the writing enough to not feel that way at all,

It is not often that I would rank a title with five but I feel that Dracul definitely deserves it, A great entry in Dracula canon and a great title on its own, if you have any interest in Dracula, the occult, vampires, the Stoker family, or any combination, you will find it very hard to be disappointed with Dracul.


Just a great read all around and I am happy that I placed it ahead of other titles on my to read list, I read "Dracula" by Bram Stoker years ago, whilst in my teens, To this day, it remains on my bookshelf, having earnt a permanent place there, When I saw this novel last year, I was intrigued, Marketed as a prequel to the infamous horror story, I was keen to find out if it would live up to the legend that is Dracula,

Despite being a modern novel, part of what I loved about "Dracul" was the language, It feels as though it was written in thes, It is also incredibly atmospheric right from the very beginning, this book sucked me in and did not let go I read it whenever I was able to, It is creepy as well, as it should be, Just like the classic, "Dracul" is told in a variety of ways, Bram is one of our narrators, but through journal entries, and transcripts of letters, we are also able to 'hear' from other major characters within this tale, This technique adds to the feeling of authenticity, as it echoes Dracula's previous story,

I would also encourage you to read the afterword, as it provides details regarding Stoker and the notes that he left behind/ context of this novel, It really is fascinating, and in some ways, it does make you stop and think As mentioned in the novel itself, all myths have some nugget of truth in them.
It is for us individually to decide where that nugget may lie with this iconic legend, .