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A review by silver_grell
Dracula's Child by J. S. Barnes
4.0
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Evil never truly dies...and some legends live forever. The dark heart of Bram Stoker's classic is reborn; capturing the voice, tone, style and characters of the original yet with a modern sensibility this novel is perfect for fans of Dracula and contemporary horror.
"Inventive and spooky" Mark Gatiss, co-creator of the hit BBC series Dracula and Sherlock
It has been some years since Jonathan and Mina Harker survived their ordeal in Transylvania and, vanquishing Count Dracula, returned 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. Jonathan has turned back to drink; Mina finds herself isolated inside the confines of her own family; Quincey himself struggles to live up to a family of such high renown.
And when a gathering of old friends leads to unexpected tragedy, the very particular wounds in the heart of the Harkers' marriage are about to be exposed...
There is darkness both within the marriage and without - for new evil is arising on the Continent. A naturalist is bringing a new species of bat back to London; two English gentlemen, on their separate tours of the Continent, find a strange quixotic love for each other, and stumble into a calamity far worse than either has imagined; and the vestiges of something forgotten long ago is finally beginning to stir...
I am a huge fan of the original ‘Dracula’ and have read a number of works that have sought to expand on or continue the story. I was very impressed by ‘Dracula’s Child’ and applaud J.S. Barnes for his faithfulness to the ambience of the original ‘Dracula’.
While occasionally the language does slip, many other elements of the novel do feel authentic to the late 19th/early 20th century. There are scenes which feel very reminiscent of classic Gothic and early vampire novels without ever feeling particularly cliché. Even the aspects of vampire fiction which have been popularized by Dracula don’t really make an appearance in this novel and I didn’t mind. It was refreshing in a way.
One of the things i would like to stay before you decided to put it down is the slow start had be thinking about it also but it does pick up in such an amazing way and i am happy that i decided to keep going, Now a day's we are all kind of fast pacing ourselves through books but we should take the time and enjoy the ride if not that's when we end up missing s things like Dracula's Child.
Evil never truly dies...and some legends live forever. The dark heart of Bram Stoker's classic is reborn; capturing the voice, tone, style and characters of the original yet with a modern sensibility this novel is perfect for fans of Dracula and contemporary horror.
"Inventive and spooky" Mark Gatiss, co-creator of the hit BBC series Dracula and Sherlock
It has been some years since Jonathan and Mina Harker survived their ordeal in Transylvania and, vanquishing Count Dracula, returned 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. Jonathan has turned back to drink; Mina finds herself isolated inside the confines of her own family; Quincey himself struggles to live up to a family of such high renown.
And when a gathering of old friends leads to unexpected tragedy, the very particular wounds in the heart of the Harkers' marriage are about to be exposed...
There is darkness both within the marriage and without - for new evil is arising on the Continent. A naturalist is bringing a new species of bat back to London; two English gentlemen, on their separate tours of the Continent, find a strange quixotic love for each other, and stumble into a calamity far worse than either has imagined; and the vestiges of something forgotten long ago is finally beginning to stir...
I am a huge fan of the original ‘Dracula’ and have read a number of works that have sought to expand on or continue the story. I was very impressed by ‘Dracula’s Child’ and applaud J.S. Barnes for his faithfulness to the ambience of the original ‘Dracula’.
While occasionally the language does slip, many other elements of the novel do feel authentic to the late 19th/early 20th century. There are scenes which feel very reminiscent of classic Gothic and early vampire novels without ever feeling particularly cliché. Even the aspects of vampire fiction which have been popularized by Dracula don’t really make an appearance in this novel and I didn’t mind. It was refreshing in a way.
One of the things i would like to stay before you decided to put it down is the slow start had be thinking about it also but it does pick up in such an amazing way and i am happy that i decided to keep going, Now a day's we are all kind of fast pacing ourselves through books but we should take the time and enjoy the ride if not that's when we end up missing s things like Dracula's Child.