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Dracul

The bestselling prequel to the most famous horror story of them all

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Dracul

By: Dacre Stoker, J. D. Barker
Narrated by: Alana Kerr Collins, Allan Corduner, Pete Bradbury, Raphael Corkhill, Saskia Maarleveld, Vikas Adam
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Random House presents the audiobook edition of Dracul by Dacre Stoker and J.D. Barker, read by Allan Corduner, Pete Bradbury, Raphael Corkhill, Saskia Maarleveld, Alana Kerr Collins and Vikas Adam.

'Listening to Dracul is like being immersed in a classic vampire film . . . a terrifying listen that gave me hours of fun.' R. L. Stine, author of Goosebumps


Dracul reveals not only the true origins of Dracula himself, but also of his creator, Bram Stoker . . . and of the elusive, enigmatic woman who connects them.

It is 1868, and a 22-year-old Bram Stoker has locked himself inside an abbey's tower to face off against a vile and ungodly beast. He is armed with mirrors and crucifixes and holy water and a gun - and is kept company by a bottle of plum brandy. His fervent prayer is that he will survive this one night - a night that will prove to be the longest of his life.

Desperate to leave a record of what he has witnessed, the young man scribbles out the events that brought him to this point - and tells an extraordinary tale of childhood illness, a mysterious nanny, and stories once thought to be fables now proven true.

Inspired by the notes DRACULA's creator left behind, Dracul is a riveting, heart-stoppingly scary novel of Gothic suspense . . .

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Critic reviews

Scary as hell. Gothic as decay. Dracul will have you checking over your shoulder, under your bed, and up on the ceiling, too. All while wondering about the contents of every crate and oblong box you see. (JOSH MALERMAN, author of Bird Box)
A deliciously dark tale that is sure to satisfy Stoker fans’ enduring thirst for mystery and horror. I loved it! (NEIL SPRING, author of The Ghost Hunters)
A thrilling exploration of the novel's [Dracula's] creation and its creator. It is also, as with the best literary horror, genuinely creepy . . . a brilliantly entertaining read. (Zoe Apostolides)
Reading Dracul is like watching a classic vampire film. Bram Stoker lives! Dracula lives! Horror lives on nearly every page. A terrifying read that gave me hours of fun. (R. L. STINE, bestselling author of Goosebumps)
Brilliant. Dracul pumps fresh blood into the vampire genre by telling the story of the man who started it all-Bram Stoker. And what a story! A grand adventure that contains all the literary playfulness and mounting dread of the original Dracula. It gave me chills. (RILEY SAGER, author of Final Girls and The Last Time I Lied)
A blood and thunder tale for those grieving the passing of Penny Dreadful. This novel is like immersing yourself in a Hammer horror film, and I mean that, of course, as great praise. (STEPHEN VOLK)
A compelling, deep, dark drama about Dracula’s origin. Even I had to keep the lights on when reading this book! (JOHN SAUL, author of Suffer the Children)
A terrifying and compelling prequel that reveals how a young Bram Stoker confronted evil to craft a masterpiece.
Whatever fiendish bargain Stoker and Barker struck to resurrect the voice of Bram Stoker with such authenticity and aplomb, it was worth it, at least to their mere mortal readers. Dracul is a genius and fevered nightmare of Gothic madness, each page seeping with ominous dread and escalating horror. It is a prequel more than just worthy of the original novel—it is sure to be an undying classic of its own, haunting, terrifying and entertaining generations to come. (ERIC RICKSTAD, author of What Remains of Her and The Silent Girls)
Very scary . . . a big book that will no doubt be a hit among monster-movie and horror lit fans—and for good reason.
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This book was a highly enjoyable ride for any fans of the original Dracula and those who seek to delve further into darkness.

Fun time for any Vampire fan!

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Not so much the story itself, although the Count’s powers are extravagantly extrapolated from the original. Be prepared to suspend your disbelief more often and more determinedly than before - which would be helped a lot more if the narrators had been speaking with accents and vocabularies suited to their parts, not this mis-matched company. Why, Penguin? Two outright Americans, another trying to sound British. I mean Bram’s sister is American in her letters but either English or Irish elsewhere. Many expressions jump out as anachronistic and frankly some passages are just poorly crafted.
Very well (Dacre & co would say ‘OK’)
that’s me done; I can’t recommend it, but that doesn’t mean you wouldn’t enjoy it.

Ridraculous!

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the ending of this story is interesting and very good worth a listen Good book

a good story but the end is very good

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fantastic book. I wish I could go back and listen to it for the first all over again

gripped from the beginning

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A wonderful story for anyone who enjoyed reading Dracula. I enjoyed this book immensely. Highly recommended.

Captivating

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