3.5
Dracula's Child
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EVIL NEVER TRULY DIES: Reunite with Jonathan and Mina Harker in this “must read for Dracula fans” that continues the story of Bram Stoker’s horror classic (Den of Geek).
“An epic tale of madness, temptation, and political scandal in 20th-century England.” —Booklist
It has been some years since Jonathan and Mina Harker survived their ordeal in Transylvania. Having vanquished Count Dracula, they return to England to try and live ordinary lives.
But shadows linger long in this world of blood feud and superstition—and, the older their son Quincey gets, the deeper the shadows that lengthen at the heart of the Harkers’ marriage. And when a gathering of old friends leads to unexpected tragedy, the Harkers’ wounds are about to be exposed . . . for a new evil is arising on the Continent.
Hailed as the true sequel to Bram Stoker’s classic, Dracula’s Child not only captures the spirit of the original novel but speaks to our contemporary world of fake news and elite-dominated politics.
“An epic tale of madness, temptation, and political scandal in 20th-century England.” —Booklist
It has been some years since Jonathan and Mina Harker survived their ordeal in Transylvania. Having vanquished Count Dracula, they return to England to try and live ordinary lives.
But shadows linger long in this world of blood feud and superstition—and, the older their son Quincey gets, the deeper the shadows that lengthen at the heart of the Harkers’ marriage. And when a gathering of old friends leads to unexpected tragedy, the Harkers’ wounds are about to be exposed . . . for a new evil is arising on the Continent.
Hailed as the true sequel to Bram Stoker’s classic, Dracula’s Child not only captures the spirit of the original novel but speaks to our contemporary world of fake news and elite-dominated politics.
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3.5
“As a huge Dracula fan I absolutely ate this up. Its was a slow burn but utterly delightful. The epistolic style written in a series of journals, letters and news paper articles was gripping and had me so involved with the story.
I was slightly dissapointed with the lack of Quincey and his POV considering the book was essentially about him and I would have liked more information on exactly how Quincey was 'horcruxed' by Dracula's essence and would have liked to see more of his fight between his two fathers. I was confused about how the homosexual man Miller 'birthed' Dracula's essence it wasn't clear how that worked but I loved Gabriel Shone's character as a pre-villian. Ultimately the real action is only in the last 5% of the book which is slightly dissapointing. And the choice to leave Mina as a vampire feeding on her doting yet cowardly husband Johnathan was a strange one. And a grown Quincey heading into battle in WWI with Dracula's essence was an interesting opening for what could have been an amazing sequel.”BelievableLikeableMemorableMinor characters stand outMultilayeredRelatableStrong villainAction-packedAddictiveClever plottingGripping/excitingPredictable but satisfyingSatisfying conclusionSlow start, strong finishWell-structuredAncientAtmosphericDarkEerieEtherealImmersive world-buildingMagicalSetting fits the storyVivid descriptionsBeautifully-writtenEasy to readFlowery/lushAbuseBigotryChild abuseChild lossDeathHomophobiaMisogynyMurderSexual assaultSubstance abuse
About J.S. Barnes
Jonathan is the author of Dracula's Child and three other critically acclaimed novels: The Somnambulist, The Domino Men and Cannonbridge (“original and monumentally inventive” - Washington Post). He writes regularly for the Times Literary Supplement and the Literary Review and is the author of numerous adaptations of classic Victorian novels, including The Invisible Man (starring John Hurt) and Dracula (starring Mark Gatiss). He is married and lives on the fringes of London. Last year, he made a pilgrimage to Transylvania.
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