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Overview

At last—the sequel to Bram Stoker's classic novel Dracula, written by his direct descendant and a Dracula historian

Bram Stoker's Dracula is the prototypical horror novel, an inspiration for the world's seemingly limitless fascination with vampires. Though many have tried to replicate Stoker's horror classic- in books, television shows, and movies-only the 1931 Bela Lugosi film bore the Stoker family's support. Until now.

Dracula The Un-Dead is a bone-chilling sequel based on Bram Stoker's own handwritten notes for characters and plot threads excised from the original edition. Dracula The Un-Dead begins in 1912, twenty-five years after Dracula "crumbled into dust." Van Helsing's protégé, Dr. Jack Seward, is now a disgraced morphine addict obsessed with stamping out evil across Europe. Meanwhile, an unknowing Quincey Harker, the grown son of Jonathan and Mina, leaves law school for the London stage, only to stumble upon the troubled production of "Dracula," directed and produced by Bram Stoker himself.

The play plunges Quincey into the world of his parents' terrible secrets, but before he can confront them he experiences evil in a way he had never imagined. One by one, the band of heroes that defeated Dracula a quarter-century ago is being hunted down. Could it be that Dracula somehow survived their attack and is seeking revenge? Or is their another force at work whose relentless purpose is to destroy anything and anyone associated with Dracula?

Dracula The Un-Dead is deeply researched, rich in character, thrills and scares, and lovingly crafted as both an extension and celebration of one of the most classic popular novels in literature.

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In this sequel to Bram Stoker's Dracula, his great-grandnephew offers one of the rowdiest revisionist treatments of the most influential vampire novel ever written. In 1912, as Stoker labors to adapt Dracula for the stage, its “characters” are dying gruesomely all over London. It turns out they are as real as Stoker himself, who learned their secret story on the sly and took creative liberties when turning it into his popular penny dreadful. Dracula's true story involves the passing of his blood line through Mina Harker to her son; a malignant Dr. Van Helsing, who Scotland Yard suspects had a hand in the murders attributed to Jack the Ripper; and the exploits of a 16th-century vampire countess, Dracula's former lover, who cuts a bloody swath through London seeking the survivors of Dracula's last stand in Transylvania. Energetically paced and packed with outrageously entertaining action, this supernatural thriller is a well-needed shot of fresh blood for the Dracula mythos. (Oct.)
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This sequel to Bram Stroker's Dracula (1897) takes place in 1912, 25 years after the events of the first novel. The survivors of the encounter with Dracula are still haunted by the horror. Mina and Jonathan Harker's marriage is strained. Their adult son Quincy knows nothing of Dracula, and his parents hope—in vain, as it turns out—to keep him ignorant of past events. Jack Seward barely sustains his sanity with heroin. Arthur Holmwood hides in his manor, while an aged Dr. Van Helsing impatiently awaits the vampire's return. A demonic force begins insinuating itself into their lives. Death stalks them and those close to them. Meanwhile, Bram Stoker remains a bitter author who has had little success with his fictional version of Dracula. How he knew anything about the events of years ago is one of many mysteries explored here. VERDICT The authors (Stoker is a descendant of Bram, and Holt is a noted Dracula historian) skillfully explore the nature of evil while weaving together several complex plotlines throughout this mesmerizing story. Readers who enjoy dark fantasy with fast-paced action will plow through this book, not wanting to stop. [See Prepub Alert, LJ 6/1/09.]—Patricia Altner, BiblioInfo.com, Columbia, MD

Product Details

  • ISBN-13: 9780525951292
  • Publisher: Penguin Group (USA)
  • Publication date: 10/13/2009
  • Pages: 432
  • Sales rank: 667,657
  • Product dimensions: 6.20 (w) x 9.10 (h) x 1.50 (d)

Meet the Author

Dacre Stoker is the great-grandnephew of Bram Stoker. He lives in South Carolina with his family.

Ian Holt is a Dracula documentarian, historian, and screenwriter. He lives on Long Island.

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  • Anonymous

    Posted June 21, 2011

    Vampires!

    Above all praise. All I liked about the book: the atmosphere, characters, plot and, of course, vampires. This should be a novel about vampires, not about how they glisten in the sun. Stoker Well done. This is a classic of the genre, a very interesting story and the foundation, which took the author.

    146 out of 147 people found this review helpful.

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  • Posted June 28, 2009

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    One of the best vampire books ever written.

    I don't mean to sound mean or anything, because I love Twilight, but Dracula is probably one of the best (if not the best) vampire book ever written. Not only is it a classic, but it's just a great story, with well thought out characters and a great plot. It takes a little bit of getting used to, since the format of the story is a little strange, but a chapter or so in it's not too hard to read. The story is very compelling and will make you think, which also makes it good for book clubs and discussions. A good thriller!

    16 out of 16 people found this review helpful.

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  • Anonymous

    Posted October 31, 2009

    A Classic Perversion

    This book completely perverts Bram Stoker's masterpiece by being touted as a "sequel" to something as iconic as 'Dracula.' 'The Un-Dead,' as well as its authors, can be described with one word: arrogant. It practically steps on the original novel in order to establish a laughable mythos of its own, and is therefore riddled with inconsistencies in the eyes of any true fan of the original masterpiece. Dacre Stoker isn't fit to bear the Stoker surname. He should never have been allowed near a keyboard, let alone a publisher. As for Ian Holt, I am at a loss to sufficiently describe the degree of my distaste for him, except to say that he is the literary equivalent of a grave-robber. If you choose to read this book, consider it not as a sequel, but as a mediocre alternative universe tale with story lines that are predictable and characters that are dimensionless.

    11 out of 14 people found this review helpful.

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  • Posted February 14, 2009

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    Just as scary as contemporary novels!

    This book was written 112 years ago and it's just as scary as Stephen King's Salem's Lot. The fictional character of Dracula is not sexy nor repentant he is just full of bloodlust and everyone around him is his prey. This book should be read by anyone who likes gothic novels or vampires. This book should be the first vampire novel read before any others so you can see the progession of how the character has changed.

    9 out of 10 people found this review helpful.

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  • Posted October 13, 2009

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    Dracula: The (better off) Unread

    Had this book not been marketed so heavily as an "official" Stoker-family-endorsed sequel, it would have been a mildly entertaining, adequately written re-imagining of the classic tale. Unfortunately, the fact that a "direct" descendant of Bram Stoker was involved seems to have sent the publisher into a frenzy. Readers are expected to ignore the fact that this "sequel" discredits the original story and the characters who narrated it, and portrays Bram Stoker himself as a miserable wretch who couldn't even be bothered to change the names of the people who's story he published as his own. Likewise are we expected to accept the complete change in personalities of the characters, as well as the vampire lore that Stoker established.

    True Dracula fans will likely be frustrated by the repeated inconsistencies between this new storyline and the original, and may (like me) be thoroughly offended by the way Stoker's own great grand nephew has treated him and his magnum opus.

    5 out of 7 people found this review helpful.

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  • Posted February 28, 2009

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    Dracula (Barnes & Noble Classics Series)

    This was the first Barnes & Noble Classics Series book I bought and I had some mixed feelings about it. The book itself was great, and I would recommend it to anyone who enjoys horror films. But I would also recommend not reading the introduction if you do not already know the outcome of Dracula. In the introduction, Brooke Allen tells you alittle too much about the story, like its outcome and all kinds of things in the middle. I had not read Dracula, or seen any film adaptations of the original story, so having an introduction, that is not part of the story, tell me what the outcome was really bugged me. The book is great, but I would recommend skipping the intro if you don't already know the story of Dracula.

    5 out of 5 people found this review helpful.

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  • Posted December 18, 2008

    DRACULA BY BRAM STOKER

    Good detail about the main characters and good visualization. Kind of hard to follow at times, but I was satisfied with how it came together.

    5 out of 6 people found this review helpful.

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  • Posted April 9, 2010

    The original is still the best

    When I was fourteen I saw a documentary on Bela Lugosi. Up to that point, I had never given much thought to vampires other than Grandpa Munster, Count Chocula, and the Count from Sesame Street. But there was something about Bela, his story and the way he immortalized Dracula forever that led me to reading Dracula.
    Johnathan Harker isn't the most interesting character in literature. He's rather bland and I struggled through the first chapter or two until he enters Castle Dracula and meets his captor. Count Dracula is always written about in the third person. I really enjoy the epistolary form of conveying the story and I think Bram Stoker did a pretty good job of creating different voices. Sure his female characters lack complexity and Quincy Morris is the sterotypical Texas cowboy-- the strong but silent type. And of course, Van Helsing...Dracula's nemesis and the most complex good guy in the entire book. Stoker does a terrific job with setting the stage and moving the story along. He creates a monster that is genuinely terrifying because he is so inhuman and doesn't play by the rules of well-mannered Victorians. He is terrifying because you never know what form he'll take. Perhaps one of the more frightening aspects of Dracula isn't the actual vampire so much as his ability to control mere mortals and even drive them to the point of madness...there's a very fine line between sanity and madness sometimes and I think that point is driven home quite well in Dracula.
    Dracula may not be scary in the fashion of Steven King, but I know I've had times where I've gone to bed and I haven't been able to fall right to sleep because there could be malevolent forces outside my window...well you never know. All I know is Dracula isn't sparkly or whiney or hating his eternal life. He embraces his life and maybe that's a lesson we should all learn.

    3 out of 3 people found this review helpful.

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  • Posted March 20, 2010

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    Better Than the Movie

    I loved this book! I wasn't going to bother reading it because I've been watching Dracula movies for years, but I'm glad I did. It is much better than the movies.

    3 out of 4 people found this review helpful.

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  • Posted November 7, 2009

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    A fascinating adventure

    Stoker and Holt are to be congratulated for successfully reintroducing the original characters -- now 25 years later -- in the renewed quest for the destruction of their common enemy. All is not well with Mina, Jonathan, Dr. Seward, Van Helsing, and Holmwood. This isn't the "they lived happily ever after" story. And it's not only Dracula and the un-dead they fight but a London police officer attempting to bring murder charges against them all for deaths they had nothing to do with. These are characters we already know but now added dimensions expand the story. Our two authors have succeed in keeping the same menacing atmosphere that the original Stoker invoked. But the real surprise is the twists to the original story that will leave readers turning pages long into the night. And what may be the most pleasant of surprises (and well worth the time to read) is the authors' addition, at the end of the book, of the research they did before beginning their story; the "tipping of their hats" to the names of famous actors who have portrayed Dracula in the movies.
    Thankfully, we are finally spared of another tedious example of the archetypical, shallow, pulp fiction, modern-day, teen aged, angst ridden, one dimensional, serial vampire drivel that haunts the bookstores and is trumpeted by too many shallow breathers as great literature when in truth they are a squander of paper and time.
    Take heart, dear reader, there is hope. Sit back, read, and be prepared to be drawn into a very dark and engrossing story. It deserves the worthy title: sequel.

    3 out of 7 people found this review helpful.

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  • Posted June 10, 2009

    Now THIS is a vampire book!

    I read this shortly after reading Stephanie Meyer's Twilight series, and let me tell you, if you're looking for a book about vampires, THIS is the one to get! No sparkly, "vegitarian" vampires here! I've got nothing againts the Twilight saga, but Stoker's Dracula is definatly the book to read for an awesome vampire story!

    3 out of 4 people found this review helpful.

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  • Anonymous

    Posted April 22, 2010

    Dracula

    Young Johnathan Harker, a young lawyer is sent to complete a transaction with The Count Dracula. He is very excited at first to meet new people. The Count lives in a very mysterious country of Translyvania. When he arrives in Translyvania the people act very funny. They start handing him garlic and crusifixes. He passes them down. When they arrive to where Dracula is supposed to meet, he has to wait for a very long time for Dracula to arrive. They are almost attacked by wearwolves on the way. Soon after he arrives there he starts thinking about what is going on. He is not very sure. He soon starts to be affraid. After so long he begins to think that he is trapped, and this is a nightmare, but this was real. Even though all this stuff he is determined to get the job done. At first he thought Dracula was very nice and a good person, but soon figures out he isn't such a good person. He finds out that he sleeps in a cascet and seems to not come out during the day. When it is Johnathan's turn to eat Dracula is always already ate. When he figures out that he is imprisoned he has many attempts to escape. His wife began being woried when she wrote him and he never wrote back. Whenever he would get mail the Count wouldn't let him write back. One night Johnathan looked out the window and saw Dracula climbing up the side of a wall. Then he is very suprised and alarmed. One weird day Johnathan found himself outdoors. He figured out that Dracula had been going to his home and biting his fiancee. All the shock of this caused his mother in law to have a heart attack and die. With the help of Van Helsing they all destroy Dracula by stabing him with knives many times.

    2 out of 2 people found this review helpful.

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  • Posted January 9, 2010

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    Better than I expected

    i was too curious to care if this novel would just be a pot boiler cashing in on the Stoker name. I expected cliches, but I found that instead the novel spun the old characters into new territory, especially with the son of Mina and Jonathan Harker, Quentin. I was satisfied that I had not wasted my money. Enough of the old conventions were honored so that i did not feel ripped off, but enough new things were introduced so that I didn't feel that Stoker's descendant, Dacre Stoker, had put little thought into it.

    2 out of 3 people found this review helpful.

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  • Posted November 4, 2009

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    One of the Best Reads of 2009

    The stage is set, the characters have gathered and we the readers are very fortunate indeed to be able to witness the production. The time is 25 years after the grand adventure to Transylvania the characters are the survivors of that adventure with the addition of Quincy Harker and the production is non other than Dracula.
    Dacre Stoker and Ian Holt give us a new twist on the old story of Price Vlad Dracula. We get to see how the characters have faired in the past 25 years and we get to see the return of the most infamous of villains, but is the villain who we are led to believe or is there something or someone more sinister to deal with. And we get a rare chance to meet the author of the first novel as a character in this one.
    Mr.'s Stoker and Holt have given readers a most remarkable piece of literature. Fully intending it to be a sequel to the original written by his great-granduncle. They have hit the mark. How many times do we as readers wonder what becomes of the characters after their happy endings, how many times do we wish to be a fly on their wall to see them after the story has ended for us. Well now we get to do just that. In this rendition of Dracula we find ourselves in Europe just after the turn of the century and are able along with the characters in the book to discover the wonder or in some cases the disgust of the technological advances in the early part of the last century. We get to experience the culture of England and we get to share in the horrors of what's happening there. The characters are vivid and interesting and follow very closely to the feel we remembered from the original work. Quincy Harker makes an absolute wonderful hapless hero in the novel, followed closely by Mina and of course our Dark Prince. The authors have taken every care in learning their characters every nuance and delivered it onto the pages of their novel with care and expertness. The story/plot is unique and exciting filled with intense mystery and abject horror, they take your senses through many emotions not many of them easy to read. But read you will because this is a page turner, with dialogue that fits with the time, that describes the scenes so vividly that the reader can easily picture it in their minds and those pictures aren't for the faint of heart.
    So ask yourself. Are you prepared to be scared witless? Are you ready to believe again in the myth of Vampires? Are you ready to experience fear like you never have? Are you ready for a can't put it down page turner, a nail biting edge of your seat adventure? And are you prepared to have everything you've ever believed about Dracula to be shot to hell? Well if so and with a note from your doctor saying you can withstand the stress be prepared to read one of the best novels of 2009.

    2 out of 5 people found this review helpful.

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  • Posted November 4, 2009

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    A Bloody & Frighteningly Great Read!

    This is not a sequel although it draws heavily upon Bram Stoker's original notes. Instead this is a frighteningly great read {especially at Halloween or late at night}. It combines Jack the Ripper, Dracula, & vampyres into a spine~chilling, exciting, & bloody tale! This a literary triumph ~~ destined to be a literary classic that belongs alongside its namesake on your bookshelf. Superb!!!!!!!!

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  • Posted November 2, 2009

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    Disappointing

    This novel is definitely not gothic - there is no atmosphere, no mystique, no seductiveness. I also found the portrayal of Bram Stoker insulting. In the "Authors' Notes" (which apparently were never proofed as they contain a number of errors) Stoker and Holt claim they wanted to answer questions and fill in gaps in the original Dracula, which they do. However, the result is not a good story. I have read the original many times and find that much of the intrigue comes from the gaps and unanswered questions. After all, vampires are supposed to be mysterious! There's nothing about this novel that makes me look forward to a sequel. I do look forward to my next reading of Bram's novel and will have a new appreciation for his work. Obviously it is not easy to write an unforgettable, captivating, spine chilling, gothic novel.

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  • Posted October 25, 2009

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    Hard to Follow

    I really enjohyed this book. The book was written as a novel with sex, drugs, and vampires. It does not surprise me that this book has gotten both good and bad reviews. Following Dracula is a difficult feat and I admire the authors, because anything they wrote would fail in comparison to a classic. However, I enjoyed it and read it over two days. I knew the ending and the twists at the end prior to getting there, but had an enjoyable ride. It appears the authors are thinking of a sequal to the sequal with the cliff hanger ending. It will be a great movie if cast without celebs, but you know that won't happen. I would recommend this book to any fan of Dracula or the un-dead. I didn't find it scary, but gory...however friends couldn't read at night. Enjoy.

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  • Posted August 30, 2009

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    super vampire thriller

    Twenty-five years has passed since the horrific events of 1897 ended with Dracula turning into dust; none involved have moved on as each remains haunted by the encounter with the Count. Mina and Jonathon married, but neither obtained closure when the vampire was killed; stressed and estrnaged, they conceal from their son Quincey what happened. Seward survives with heroin while Holmwood became a hermit. Their mentor Van Helsing obsessively lives for the return of Dracula as the vampire's death was his life's goal so he has nothing else. Scotland Yard believes Van Helsing was involved in the unsolved Ripper murders.

    In 1912, Stoker is frustrated as he struggles to convert his horror thriller Dracula to the London stage. However, although the author knows the full truth, he and the others except perhaps the ever vigilant Van Helsing are unprepared for a gruesome serial killer horrifying London. Scotland yard once again believes a fanatic Van Helsing is deeply connected to the killings, but too old to perform them. Those involved with what happened back then find themsleves and their loved ones under siege as if Van Helsing's belief the Count will return from the dust has occurred. The survivors of the previous encounter regroup to battle evil again although they are unsure who stalks them.

    This is a super vampire thriller that brings forward the stars of Dracula into the Edwardian Era with a where are they now tale. The clever story line is fast-paced while introducing the audience to the survivors of the previous horrific encounter to include Bram Stoker. Dacre Stoker and Ian Holt explore the essence of evil and good through a cast of humans who have used psychological defense mechanisms to barely survive and a vampire who may or may not be Dracula, but has the same attitude re the food chain as well as a thirst for the blood of vengeance. Filled with terrific twists fans of Dracula and those who appreciate a strong historical urban fantasy will relish the THE UN-DEAD.

    Harriet Klausner

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  • Posted July 13, 2009

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    Good read

    Dracula is definetly a classic given its time it was written. Very vivid detail the story actually gives off an eerie aura and atmosphere. Very gothic and a bit romantic. It is also uniquely written; as if you are reading a diary! This style gives it a more immersing feel which is pretty smart but it will be awkward for readers who are not use to this kind of writting. However, I personally was only thrilled the first few chapters of the book which are outstanding. After that the story seems to lose that incredible attention to detail. It actually becomes quiet cheesy with the drama and the ending is even less polished. It is interesting through out but cannot hold its greatness the whole way.

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    "King Book of All Vampire Books"

    I'm into vampires and I believe almost everybody nowadays especially after the rise of Stepehenie Meyer's Twilight Saga (which by the way I'm done reading with). I started reading vampire books back in highschool and I was actually introduced to the writings of Anne Rice (the popular Lestat or the Vampire Chronicles in general)and since then grabbed vampire books that I can get hold of. In line with this, I just recently finished this novel by Bram Stoker and I'm dying to watch the movie starred by Gary Oldman. As I've noticed Stephen King's Jerusalem's Lot (short story) was kinda pattered to the diary style of Stoker. Anyways, I'm glad that I purchased this book and read as I've tagged it " the king book of all vampire books". :)

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