![]() The book is essentially a sequel of sorts to Bram Stokers Dracula but based on the premise that Van Helsing failed and as a result the Count has the freedom to pursue world domination. The novel follows the vampire Geneviève Dieudonné and human Charles Beauregard of the Diogenes Club as they attempt to solve the horrific Whitechapel murders and the notorious, unidentified serial killer known as Jack the Ripper. Following this marriage, vampirism becomes common throughout the country and these "cold" creatures of the dark exist alongside the "warm" human population. ![]() ![]() The book is set in 1888 and some years after the death of Prince Albert Queen Victoria has remarried, her new husband the immortal Vlad Tepes, also known as Vlad the Impaler, Vlad III, Prince of Wallachia and most (in)famously as Count Dracula. The imminent re-release of the sequel "The Bloody Red Baron" has prompted me to pick up the novel and see how it compares to that short story published many moons ago. This short story formed the basis for the novel and it's been on my list of books to read for some time. ![]() I remember reading the short story "Red Reign" about 20 years ago, written by Newman and published in the Mammoth Book of Vampires. ![]()
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