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The Bloody Red Baron
- Anno Dracula Book 2
- Narrated by: William Gaminara
- Series: Anno Dracula, Book 2
- Length: 11 hrs and 38 mins
- Categories: Literature & Fiction, Historical Fiction
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Summary
A brand-new edition with an additional novella, this critically-acclaimed, best-selling sequel to Anno Dracula will keep you mesmerised from beginning to end.
It is 1918 and Dracula is commander-in-chief of the armies of Germany and Austria-Hungary. The war of the great powers in Europe is also a war between the living and the dead. As ever, the Diogenes Club is at the heart of British Intelligence and Charles Beauregard and his protégé Edwin Winthrop go head-to-head with the lethal vampire flying machine that is The Bloody Red Baron...
Written by popular novelist and movie critic Kim Newman, The Bloody Red Baron takes the story forward into the 20th century.
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- Bodie
- 07-06-12
Excellent
Along with Anno Dracula (and Dracula Cha Cha Cha) this is irresistible work from Kim Newman. I had only read his seminal Nightmare Movies and had no idea he is such a good novelist.
Full of every vampire character you have ever though of, and humorous moments (as when Simon Templar appears briefly raising a quizzical eyebrow..)
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- AnotherReader
- 26-03-15
Fun enough
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- thirtynine666
- 10-02-15
Disappointing
Not as good as Anno Dracula in my opinion, though perhaps I simply prefer the 1800's setting, still fun to play 'spot the literary reference' though.
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- Graeme from Preston
- 28-01-15
Not as absorbing as Anno Dracula
The mix of fictional and real characters, some vampire and some 'warm' compete in the same way as the first in this series, Anno Dracula. However I was not immediately hooked by the lead characters this time. Obviously WW1 and Biggles flying aces are here along with Edgar Allen Poe, but their characters did not spark enough empathy for me I'm afraid. Of more interest if you are into WW1 flying aces perhaps?
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- Susan
- 15-03-18
Exciting Adventures
I really enjoyed this novel, more so than Anno Dracula. It’s a great story of an alternate WWI in which real historical figures mix with literary characters. I don’t want to go into detail as it would spoil the plot but if you enjoyed Anno Dracula I’m sure you’d love this. Well written and equally well read.
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- Simon James
- 20-10-17
Good idea, but dull.
The idea of famous (and un-famous) names in WWI being vampires, but it's lacking a story. Sadly it's also not delivered well, each sentence broken down to sound like two or three separate sentences. Braking any. Momentum.
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- Kindle Customer
- 10-01-21
Joyous high camp, if you can get past the cartoon gore
I love this sort of ensemble piece with familiar characters from a spread of contemporary fiction and history. Would have liked more of the Duke of Denver’s second son, but I guess copyright rules don’t permit more than a passing reference. Tremendous, gore- splattered fun
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- MRS
- 27-03-19
Narrator with a cold ruins book
Seriously, could they not have rescheduled the recording? I can HEAR the snot. Revolting. Distracting.
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- R.A Moore
- 07-12-18
love hearing this ripping yarn voiced
love hearing this ripping yarn voiced, wish Kim Newman had done a WW2 follow up
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- alex
- 18-05-12
Well read but.........
the story is well read by William Gaminara but the story is confusing!! I have started listening to the story twice and now its just something that i'm listening to but not taking in. I thought that this was just my sort of story but you have to try and fill in the gaps with regard to how things came about in the story and only then do you get a sense of what your listening to. I wouldnt listen to anything else by Kim Newman.
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- Troy
- 31-08-12
A Worthy Sequel
Would you consider the audio edition of The Bloody Red Baron to be better than the print version?
Better? No. But it is a great companion to the print version. The depth of the presented world forces me to constantly look things up if I'm using the print copy, but the audio version allows me to just enjoy the story for what it is.
What other book might you compare The Bloody Red Baron to and why?
The only thing I could compare this too is the rest of Anno Dracula line and other works that toe the Wold Newton line such as Alan Moore's The League of Extraordinary Gentlemen.
Have you listened to any of William Gaminara’s other performances before? How does this one compare?
This performance is easily as good as the one he offered for Anno Dracula. I was happy to have him back for this one. It makes the experience that much better when you have a quality narrator across an entire series.
Any additional comments?
Like Anno Dracula before it, this book is a lot of fun. The more you know about classic literature and World War I history, the better it gets as there's a lot of geekery to be had. If you don't know any of it, don't let that scare you away. This book is so much fun, it'll make you want to learn more to see how it fits together. When you get in that mood for "something different," this series fits the bill perfectly.
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- Darryl
- 09-06-12
Good but...
As much as I thoroughly enjoyed Anno Dracula, and was prepared for this sequel, something was lacking. I think overall it's hard to keep up the standards in series due in part to the fact that whatever newness made the original stand out, isn't new anymore. I still like the historical allusions and all the blending of real and imaginary/fictional characters, but I think the first one had it, and don't know if I'll go on if more show up in this set. I am looking forward to the Sherlock blend Newman has in Hound of D'Urbervilles and will try it.
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- Stefan Filipovits
- 08-09-18
Newman’s Best World-building
I love Kim Newman’s writing. Every time he releases something new I buy it on opening day because he’s a consistently great and interesting writer. He’s a master at integrating iconic,beloved, and familiar characters and doing something new and interesting with them. Sometimes it’s scary, sometimes funny, it’s always compelling and fun to read and listen to. What really shines in The Bloody Red Baron (my personal favorite of the AD series. So far.) is Newman’s world-building. He’s established a fascinating and surprisingly easy to imagine world history following the ending of the first book. He’s created his own history for a world where vampirism is a fact and our favorite heroes and villains in fiction live beside the greatest heroes and villains of WWI and 20th century European history. It’s fascinating reading. What’s really interesting is that the horrors of vampires and monsters is sometimes much less scary than the horror of trench warfare, early dogfights, and life in the trench he describes. What real soldiers and civilians experienced is articulated in truly ghastly detail and you remember this was the experience of so many men, women, and children. It really might be Newman’s best work and it’s what I consider his Empire Strikes Back. Like Empire, the story is darker, more dangerous, and by the end the characters are likely changed forever. It’s a great continuation of the series and I can’t recommend it enough.
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- My 50 cents
- 30-07-16
Incomplete version
This audiobook is missing the new, additional novella that is supposedly to come with the latest edition of the book. This is also described in the description of the audiobook!