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The Dracula Tape

The New Dracula, Book 1

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The Dracula Tape

By: Fred Saberhagen
Narrated by: Robin Bloodworth
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The never-before-told story behind the legend of Count Dracula!

The story of the Count’s greatest love, Mina Harker, and the bloodthirsty vampire hunters whose cruel pursuit drove the master of the night to actions ever more ruthless. The Count Dracula sets the record straight.…

©1975 Fred Saberhagen (P)2013 Audible, Inc. Fairy Tales Fantasy Paranormal Paranormal & Urban Vampires Scary

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Dracula has also had a number of makeovers on screens both big and small. Renfield is just the latest film to pay homage to the most famous vampire in history, but cinema has a long history with this classic horror novel. With more than 200 adaptations and reimaginings of Dracula, it can be difficult to know where to get started. Never fear—our list of must-watch Dracula adaptations will satisfy any vampire lover’s thirst for Gothic drama.

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Clever Retelling • Humorous Perspective • Masterful Narration • Engaging Storytelling • Theatrical Slavic Accent
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It's hard to go wrong with a Saberhahen Dracula story. Still one of the best reimaginings of Dracula.

Great Story

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I am joy to the humor so much! I also like that they may Dracula into a good guy, I never heard that one.

Amazing.

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Dracula tells his own version of the familiar tale with a healthy dose of snark and conviction as he tries "once more" to set the record straight and redeem himself in the eyes of humanity. The result is a lot of fun. It's a considerably less serious take on the original Stoker classic, told in a manner that would almost seem like a parody of both the original novel and Anne Rice's Interview with the Vampire, except it never really crosses into parody territory despite the humor. All in all, I'm now curious enough to see where the rest of the series goes.

Dracula's Side of the Story

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I will confess that I first read this book when it was new in 1975, as a teenager. I was delighted to find it here, along with rest of the series, and also afraid that my long-ago impressions would be tainted by my childhood memories. I am delighted to say its as good now, better even, than I remembered.

This was my first Dracula story and remains my favorite to this day. Dracula asks us to consider the Stoker story from his point of view, complete with rambling reminisces, dark humor, his profound disdain of his nemesis, Abraham VanHelsing, and some unlikely and humorous situations he finds himself in while acclimating to the "modern" mid-19th century world (such as passing himself off as a "portable closet" salesman when one of his crates of earth is discovered).

Bloodworth's portrayal is nothing short of amazing, whether as Dracula in present time, in the past with his Transylvania accent, Renfield or VanHelsing, you cannot help but be drawn in to the story. If I didn't know better, I'd say he was the Prince of Darkness himself.

Bravo!

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Another Novel in which Dracula is the: hero and the villain is Dr. Van Helsing.

A Dracula I liked from the first.

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Enjoyed this immensely, at first I thought someone had taken Rice's story and adapted to Dracula but now I wonder if this isn't where she got her idea.

Great story! Predates Interview with a Vampire

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I love vampire books and this was an interesting take on the Dracula story, but the pacing was VERY slow. I ended up getting bored a few times throughout the story. Overall, I am glad I read it, but was also glad that it was finished.

Interesting but slow going

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Saberhagen is definitely a Dracula sympathizer, and I love him for it. I have loved this series for years and finding them on Audible is a dream come true. Presents an alternate take on the events of Stoker's novel told from the lips of Vlad himself as he sits with two unsuspecting humans recording his narrative during a blizzard of his making. Enthralling, entertaining, sometimes hilarious, Saberhagen's Vlad is definitely one of my favorite versions of the Count. Give this series a listen.

Great series and very good narration.

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The narration is masterful. The story is enshrouding. I give it four stars only because I consider all fiction inferior to nonfiction, but this novel is superb. Get it now.

Get this now. It's fantastically good.

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Fred Saberhagen did a fantastic job in this stoy. Bringing Dracula into our time to tell his side of the famous tale. Robin Bloodworth have us a dramatic and compelling reading of Vlad. Will worth a credit.

Dracula Lives

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