{"product_id":"anno-dracula-isbn-9781781167502","title":"Anno Dracula","description":"It  is 1888 and Queen Victoria has remarried, taking as her new consort Vlad  Tepes, the Wallachian Prince infamously known as Count Dracula.  Peppered with familiar characters from Victorian history and fiction,  the novel follows vampire Geneviève Dieudonné and Charles Beauregard of  the Diogenes Club as they strive to solve the mystery of the Ripper  murders.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eAnno Dracula\u003c\/i\u003e is a rich and panoramic tale,  combining horror, politics, mystery and romance to create a unique and  compelling alternate history. Acclaimed novelist Kim Newman explores the  darkest depths of a reinvented Victorian London.Stephen King assumes we hate vampires; Anne Rice makes it safe to love them, because they hate themselves. Kim Newman suspects that most of us live with them…\u003ci\u003e Anno Dracula\u003c\/i\u003e is the definitive account of that post-modern species, the self-obsessed undead.” — \u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe New York Times\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“Compulsory reading...Glorious” – \u003cb\u003eNeil Gaiman\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“A brilliantly witty parallel-world saga… builds sure-footedly to bravura climax which entirely redefines ‘Victorian values’” — \u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003eDaily Telegraph\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“\u003ci\u003eAnno Dracula\u003c\/i\u003e will leave you breathless... one of the most creative novels of the year.” — \u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003eSeattle Times\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“Politics, horror and romance are woven together in this brilliantly imagined and realised novel. Newman's prose is a delight, his attention to detail spellbinding” — \u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003eTime Out\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“ A tour de force which succeeds brilliantly” — \u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe Times\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“A marvellous marriage of political satire, melodramatic intrigue, gothic horror and alternative history. Not to be missed. “ — \u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe Independent\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'A ripping yarn, an adventure romp of the best blood, and a satisfying… read' – \u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003eWashington Post Book World\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'Powerful... compelling entertainment... a fiendishly clever banquet of dark treats' – \u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003eSan Francisco Chronicle\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“The most comprehensive, brilliant, dazzlingly audacious vampire novel to date. ‘Ultimate’ seems an apt description... \u003ci\u003eAnno Dracula\u003c\/i\u003e is at once playful, horrific, intelligent and revelatory... Newman’s prose will remain gloriously unique.” — \u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003eLocus\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“\u003ci\u003eAnno Dracula \u003c\/i\u003ecouldn’t be more fun if Bram Stoker had scripted it for Hammer. It’s a beautifully constructed Gothic epic that knocks almost every other vampire novel out for the count.” \u003cbr\u003e— \u003cb\u003eChristopher Fowler\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“Bloody excellent. Kim Newman has exsanguinated the best of fact and fiction and created a vivid vampirous Victorian world uniquely his own.  This clever, delicious extravaganza – Hammer Horror meets True (Blue) Blood – is just the tonic for the year of a Royal Wedding.” — \u003cb\u003eStephen Volk\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“\u003ci\u003eAnno Dracula\u003c\/i\u003e is the smart, hip Year Zero of the vampire genre’s ongoing revolution.” — \u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003ePaul McAuley\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cb\u003eKim Newman\u003c\/b\u003e is a well known and respected author and movie critic. He writes regularly for \u003ci\u003eEmpire Magazine\u003c\/i\u003e and contributes to\u003ci\u003e The Guardian\u003c\/i\u003e,\u003ci\u003e The Times\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eTime Out \u003c\/i\u003eand others. He makes frequent appearances on radio and TV. He has won the Bram Stoker, International Horror Guild, British Fantasy and British Science Fiction Awards and been nominated for the Hugo and World Fantasy Awards.","brand":"Titan Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46300374827237,"sku":"NP9781781167502","price":7.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1842\/7735\/files\/9781781167502.jpg?v=1767721640","url":"https:\/\/k12savings.com\/products\/anno-dracula-isbn-9781781167502","provider":"K12savings","version":"1.0","type":"link"}