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herself. Unfortunately she sets off a chain reaction which almost decimates this planet's human population and leaves vampires starving for sustenance. In the windy city, where it all began, a group of human survivors band together in an attempt to regain their world. Religious faith plays an important part in their struggle. |
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191. Newman, Kim. Anno-Dracula. New York: Carroll & Graf, 1993. Hardcover. |
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In this twist on Bram Stoker's Dracula, the Count easily survives Van Helsing's pitiful attempt to destroy him. He quickly goes on to win the hand of the widowed Queen Victoria. Vampires now hold sway in England, but not all are evil. In fact, one of the most enchanting characters in the story is Genevieve, a vampire older than Dracula who works to help the poor in the East End of London. It is Geneviève and her mortal lover, Charles Beauregard, who are Dracula's eventual undoing. This novel has a wonderful abundance of literary and historical characters. |
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Element(s): Dracula, Romance. |
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192.. The Bloody Red Baron. New York: Carroll & Graf, 1995. Hardcover. |
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The world is at war, and Charles Beauregard now sits as a member of the Diogenes Club, the secret group that gathers intelligence for Britain. Cast out of Britain, Dracula has allied himself with Kaiser Wilhelm and commands the German armies, and he has a special interest in the fighting vampire flyers like the Bloody Red Baron, Manfred von Richtofen. These flying aces are attempting to take their vampiric powers to the maximum. As in Anno-Dracula Newman brings in a large cast of well-known characters, both historical and fictional. In this alternate world many leaders and common folk are vampires. Among the former is Winston Churchill. |
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Element(s): Dracula, Romance. |
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193. Nickles, Jason (aka T. Lucien Wright). Immortal. New York: Zebra, 1996. Paperback. |
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At an archaeological site a buried box reveals what seems to be a wax dummy dressed up as vampire. The scientist in charge gives the figure to his father David Kane who promptly dubs the new find Martin and takes it back to his New York office. It turns out, however, that Mar- |
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