Considering that he's supposed to have once been known to man as Vlad the Impaler, he must surely be used to being on the receiving end of hurtful propaganda by now, but no our man, it seems, is quite the sensitive wallflower at times and, in this instance, his problems began with Jonathan Harker. True to the blurb, it's Stoker's novel from the perspective of the vampire, with Van Helsing depicted as a religious maniac and murderer, Mina Harker as an enthusiastic blood donor and Dracula himself the real victim of the piece, totally undeserving of the bad publicity afforded him by his self-serving enemies. This, the first book in the 'New Dracula' series is as brilliantly executed as it is gleefully irreverent. Saberhagen landed the Bram Stoker's Dracula novelisation chores on the strength of The Dracula Tapes, and it's easy to see why. Listen, as Count Dracula sets the record straight. Here, then, is the story of the Count's greatest love, Mina Harker, and the bloodthirsty vampire hunters hose cruel pursuit drove the master of the night to actions ever more ruthless. Those who hunt him are the true villains, for they seek to kill what they do not understand. Brain Stoker portrayed him as a terrifying creature of the night, heartless, soul-less, preying on the pure and innocent.ĭracula is no villain but a tower of strength, eternally protecting his land and his people from the depredations of invaders.
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