This book,picks up more or less where the first left off over a hundred yrs ago.With(as read on the books web page)an attempt too bring the Dracula name back too the Stoker family.With help from Ian Holt,Darce Stoker indead does that.With this fresh look on the old...
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This book,picks up more or less where the first left off over a hundred yrs ago.With(as read on the books web page)an attempt too bring the Dracula name back too the Stoker family.With help from Ian Holt,Darce Stoker indead does that.With this fresh look on the old tale.This story is the effects of the aftermath of the previous book,and a primary focus is on Quincy Harker-son of Johnathan,and Mina Harker.Who has been kept in the dark all his life about family secrets.while on break from the law school hes attending,Quincy vists the London theatre district.Where he chances too meet the famous actor,Basarab:His role model.Quincy is taken under Basarab's wing and set off too follow his true dream,notthe one his father whiches for him.durning these early stages of the book the rest of the surving cast of Dracula is introduced into the story.Each dealing with the past in there own way or tringto forget.Mina is dealing with a quarter centry of guilt,her druken husband,her affair with her Dark Prince,and worries for her son.Arthur Holmwood-with all his wealth has become excessivly lonely and longs for death.Van Helsing,now a 75yrold man still more or less on noble quest.Jack Seward-pretty much is off his rocker,and becomes the first victem,in a grand sceam too bring the Band of Heros back together.and pick them off one by one.But who is pulling the strings?Is it Dracula as the group Belevies or someone else?How far will Mina go to protect her son?Will Quincey find his dream or be swept in a living nightmare?Has the Dark Prince really returned too take his revenge?there are many other charecters,of interest in this book,but to go into anymore detail,will be a spoiler,if a previous reveiwer has not done it allready,I will not take away some of the mystery of the book.In this Story of Gothic horror ,and mystery.The game is most deffently a foot.The mysteries ofthe book are notthat hard to ofigure once your into it,but they drive the action nicely.
I give this book 4.5 stars but that is not an option so I rounded up.Besides the story its self,what is catching about this book,is all the famous real life people used in the story including Bram.Who is struggling with failing health,and the lack luster success of Dracula,tring too redeam himself by directing a play of his book.People such as Doyl and Irving are mentioned.Along with charecters who are over looked,or didnot make the orginal book.Even Jack the ripper has a role in this tale of a Gothic London.General historical references:Along with events pretaning too Dracula,and another charecter,for whom, he is based off of :also aid in this books tale.This book was broughttoo my attention less then a month ago-when i finished reading last years Graphic novel Dracula Everlasting(pretty good story its self).In that book it states,the creators found evedence fromThe Novel Dracula's publisher that Stoker,Seemed too beleive his story to be real.Atleast too a point.I found this book,while tringtoo find clarification on that,as it was something I donot ever remember reading or hearing.As a result i found this book,withthe subtitle "UNDEAD"ment too be used as the first books title.And this find was well worith it enjoy.
