Dracul

It is 1868, and a twenty-one-year-old Bram Stoker waits in a desolate tower to face an indescribable evil. Armed only with crucifixes, holy water, and a rifle, he prays to survive a single night, the longest of his life. Desperate to record what he has witnessed, Bram scribbles down the events that...

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Main Authors: Stoker, Dacre (Author), Barker, J. D. (Jonathan Dylan), 1971- (Author)
Format: Books Print Book
Language:English
Published: New York : G. P. Putnam's Sons, [2019]
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Summary:It is 1868, and a twenty-one-year-old Bram Stoker waits in a desolate tower to face an indescribable evil. Armed only with crucifixes, holy water, and a rifle, he prays to survive a single night, the longest of his life. Desperate to record what he has witnessed, Bram scribbles down the events that led him here ... A sickly child, Bram spent his early days bedridden in his parents' Dublin home, tended to by his caretaker, a young woman named Ellen Crone. When a string of strange deaths occur in a nearby town, Bram and his sister Matilda detect a pattern of bizarre behavior by Ellen--a mystery that deepens chillingly until Ellen vanishes suddenly from their lives. Years later, Matilda returns from studying in Paris to tell Bram the news that she has seen Ellen--and that the nightmare they've thought long ended is only beginning. A riveting novel of gothic suspense, Dracul reveals not only Dracula's true origin, but Bram Stoker's---and the tale of the enigmatic woman who connects them.
Physical Description:493 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm
ISBN:9780735219342
0735219346
Author Notes:Dacre Stoker is the great-grandnephew of Bram Stoker and the international bestselling co-author of Dracula: The Un-Dead , the official Stoker family-endorsed sequel to Dracula . He is also the co-editor of The Lost Journal of Bram Stoker: The Dublin Years . He currently lives with his wife, Jenne, in Aiken, South Carolina, where he manages the Bram Stoker Estate. J.D. Barker is the internationally bestselling author of Forsaken , The Fourth Monkey , and The Fifth to Die . He was a finalist for the Bram Stoker Award for Superior Achievement in a First Novel, and winner of the New Apple Medalist Award. His works have been translated into numerous languages and optioned for both film and television. Barker currently resides in Pennsylvania with his wife, Dayna, and daughter, Ember.