Oldies But Goodies
{Put This One on Your TBR List}
Book Review: The Diaries of the Family Dracul Series
by Jeanne Kalogridis
by Karen S. Wiesner
The author also writes under the pseudonym J.M. Dillard, and many will be very familiar with those works, as they include novelizations of popular movies (The Fugitive, Star Trek), and many episodes of Star Trek (including the original, The Next Generation, Deep Space Nine, and Enterprise). However, it was this series with a ton of advantages that made me snatch them up when I first saw them. The first book in the trilogy, Covenant with the Vampire, takes place fifty years after the events of Dracula, and focuses on Dracula's great-nephew, tasked with the inheritance of managing the family estate (and, consequently, his great-uncle's appetite)--and there's a threat that if he doesn't bring the count victims, those he himself loves will be in danger. Each book in the trilogy is written in diary form, which I adored in the original and that manner of conveyance really worked here.
These books can only be read compulsively. They grabbed hold of me immediately and were very hard to put down. I segued from one to the next almost without pause. Written even more sensuously than Anne Rice's vampire tales, with myriad taboos shattered, there are some very disturbing scenes included that aren't for the faint of heart. But don't let that put you off. The author's passion for her topic is blatant and lush, exploring every aspect of this haunting, horrifying, unforgettable legacy.
If you love Dracula, you'll want to visit the same world in the compelling further adventures of Prince Vlad Tsepesh, as told from the point of view of a descendant touched by good instead of evil.
Next week, I'll review another Oldie But Goodie you might find worth another read, too.
Karen Wiesner is an award-winning,
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