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"Gripping... superbly researched... Newman's rich novel rises above genre... A superior sequel to Anno Dracula." --Kirkus Reviews
"Groundbreaking fantasy." --MTV Geek Preview
"I couldn't praise Kim Newman's epic vampire novel Anno Dracula enough when I reviewed Titan's new edition last year. Thankfully Titan is giving the same royal treatment to the other books in the series." --Dread Central
"My favorite part of the book was in the new material. Included in this new edition is a brand new novella, Anno Dracula 1923: Vampire Romance...Imagine if Downton Abbey met Dark shadows as directed by Quentin Tarantino, and you ll be close to the reading experience." --Fantasy Matters
"Kim Newman's alternate history Anno Dracula was one of the most bracing alternate histories of its time, as well as one of the coolest vampire stories." --i09.com
"The Bloody Red Baron is a stunning addition to the tightly written, and researched, alternate timeline universe of Anno Dracula, with compelling characters, plenty of intrigue, and not just a little smattering of blood and guts." --Battle Royale with Cheese
"Once again we enter into the almost dizzying tour-de-force of imagination that is the Anno Dracula series." --vampires.com
"It is one of things that sets Newman apart as a writer that he can mesh reality and fantasy so easily together." --Bad Haven
"This book was a fantastic read. It s gritty and visceral some of the scenes had me actually tensing with fear. This is the kind of prose that draws you in and gives you the ability to see what you re reading. And it s a frightening world in there. I will certainly be reading the next book in the series." --Affairs Magazine
"Smart, clever, compulsive reads that no true horror or vampire enthusiast should overlook." --Ravenous Monster
"This is an entertaining read, written by a fan for fans of popular fiction, particularly mystery and horror... the final chapter is extremely affecting, as devastating events of the First World War take their toll on the characters. Recommended for fans of war novels, classic mystery and adventure, history and horror. --We Love This Book
"Groundbreaking fantasy." --MTV Geek Preview
"I couldn't praise Kim Newman's epic vampire novel Anno Dracula enough when I reviewed Titan's new edition last year. Thankfully Titan is giving the same royal treatment to the other books in the series." --Dread Central
"My favorite part of the book was in the new material. Included in this new edition is a brand new novella, Anno Dracula 1923: Vampire Romance...Imagine if Downton Abbey met Dark shadows as directed by Quentin Tarantino, and you ll be close to the reading experience." --Fantasy Matters
"Kim Newman's alternate history Anno Dracula was one of the most bracing alternate histories of its time, as well as one of the coolest vampire stories." --i09.com
"The Bloody Red Baron is a stunning addition to the tightly written, and researched, alternate timeline universe of Anno Dracula, with compelling characters, plenty of intrigue, and not just a little smattering of blood and guts." --Battle Royale with Cheese
"Once again we enter into the almost dizzying tour-de-force of imagination that is the Anno Dracula series." --vampires.com
"It is one of things that sets Newman apart as a writer that he can mesh reality and fantasy so easily together." --Bad Haven
"This book was a fantastic read. It s gritty and visceral some of the scenes had me actually tensing with fear. This is the kind of prose that draws you in and gives you the ability to see what you re reading. And it s a frightening world in there. I will certainly be reading the next book in the series." --Affairs Magazine
"Smart, clever, compulsive reads that no true horror or vampire enthusiast should overlook." --Ravenous Monster
"This is an entertaining read, written by a fan for fans of popular fiction, particularly mystery and horror... the final chapter is extremely affecting, as devastating events of the First World War take their toll on the characters. Recommended for fans of war novels, classic mystery and adventure, history and horror. --We Love This Book
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A brand-new edition, with an additional novella, of the critically-acclaimed, bestselling sequel to Anno Dracula. 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 protegé 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 twentieth century.
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Format:Paperback
The Bloody Red Baron continues Kim Newman's alternate history series, following thirty years after the events of Anno Dracula. The reader is transported across the Channel to France and the trenches of the First World War, with Dracula now ruling the German armies. Set in 1918, just before the final push, the battle for supremacy of the air takes centre stage, with the Allied aces taking on Jagdgeschwader 1, Mannfred von Richthofen's `Flying Circus'.
Fans of the first book in the series will be glad to know that all of the themes - including the humour and wit, the mix of historical fiction and satire - are still present in this sequel. Several characters from Anno Dracula reappear, with Kate Reed playing a fairly major role, but Newman draws in an expansive new character set, with the same mix of fictional alongside the historical. This occasionally leads to an overabundance of references, but doesn't detract from the story. The Bloody Red Baron, is a darker, more harrowing tale than the first in the series, a necessity in part because of the setting. The author doesn't make light of the war, and the depictions hold their own against more traditional historical fictions which are set during the period. The sections in the trenches, in particular, are quite gruesome and can be difficult to read but it is a successful depiction of the trials of war.
Contained within this new edition is also the novella, Anno Dracula 1923: Vampire Romance, which features Geneviève Dieudonné, and pays homage to the `whodunnit' murder mystery. It is a relief after the bloody tale of the war in the main story, to read a much lighter, humorous tale, and this is a very funny story with a particularly British humour. Set in Mildew Manor, an isolated mansion in the Lake District, it is a classic take on the locked room murder.
The two stories in this book are a wonderful continuance of the Anno Dracula world, and while The Bloody Red Baron is slightly more difficult to read than the original novel, it is still as enjoyable. The novella too is expertly delivered, with verve and humour that contrasts to the earlier story, and a plot that will keep readers guessing. Together, the books are a welcome addition to Kim Newman's alternate history, creating additional colouring and background to his already excellent vampire-filled world.
Fans of the first book in the series will be glad to know that all of the themes - including the humour and wit, the mix of historical fiction and satire - are still present in this sequel. Several characters from Anno Dracula reappear, with Kate Reed playing a fairly major role, but Newman draws in an expansive new character set, with the same mix of fictional alongside the historical. This occasionally leads to an overabundance of references, but doesn't detract from the story. The Bloody Red Baron, is a darker, more harrowing tale than the first in the series, a necessity in part because of the setting. The author doesn't make light of the war, and the depictions hold their own against more traditional historical fictions which are set during the period. The sections in the trenches, in particular, are quite gruesome and can be difficult to read but it is a successful depiction of the trials of war.
Contained within this new edition is also the novella, Anno Dracula 1923: Vampire Romance, which features Geneviève Dieudonné, and pays homage to the `whodunnit' murder mystery. It is a relief after the bloody tale of the war in the main story, to read a much lighter, humorous tale, and this is a very funny story with a particularly British humour. Set in Mildew Manor, an isolated mansion in the Lake District, it is a classic take on the locked room murder.
The two stories in this book are a wonderful continuance of the Anno Dracula world, and while The Bloody Red Baron is slightly more difficult to read than the original novel, it is still as enjoyable. The novella too is expertly delivered, with verve and humour that contrasts to the earlier story, and a plot that will keep readers guessing. Together, the books are a welcome addition to Kim Newman's alternate history, creating additional colouring and background to his already excellent vampire-filled world.
1 of 1 people found the following review helpful
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Although I had read this book in its previous "Avatar", this edition, brought out by the good folks at Titan Books, really works much better. During my first reading, I had found this novel lot more dark & sinister compared to even the first novel that had described the atrocities perpetrated by Dracula as the Prince Concort and the Jack-the-Ripper killings (perhaps because the truth about the violence of 1st World War was stranger and bloodier than fiction); but the new edition makes me look at it in a different way. Since the core concept of this novel, set in the alternate universe which is so unlike ours (because Dracula had won there) and yet so similar (we have nearly everything of "this" universe, including Americanised pop-culture!) is rather well-known, I would confine myself simply in gushing about the new things that have been incorporated in this version by Da Man. They are: -
1) The annotations, and a fragmentary piece that would have (should have!) brought Anno Dracula and some of its major personalities in the realms of Hollywood.
2) A whole new chapter in the novel that had not appeared in the novel (it concerns secret files of Mycroft Holmes, so the chapter going missing is not entirely unexpected).
3) A brand-new novella "Vampire Romance", which takes place in England of 1920-s, and (fulfilling a long-standing demand from the admireres of Genevieve) places our beloved elder bang-in-the-middle of an adventure involving: selection (election?) of the supreme elder among vampires (since Dracula wasn't hanging around), a conspiracy to place a really nasty King in the throne, power-struggle among the Ruthven-Croft and Diogenes Club group, the mysterious brother of Carmilla Karnstein, gothic happenings in & under Mildew Mannor, and romance...that curls your toes.
If you have read this much and yet have not placed the order, I really don't know what to say!
1) The annotations, and a fragmentary piece that would have (should have!) brought Anno Dracula and some of its major personalities in the realms of Hollywood.
2) A whole new chapter in the novel that had not appeared in the novel (it concerns secret files of Mycroft Holmes, so the chapter going missing is not entirely unexpected).
3) A brand-new novella "Vampire Romance", which takes place in England of 1920-s, and (fulfilling a long-standing demand from the admireres of Genevieve) places our beloved elder bang-in-the-middle of an adventure involving: selection (election?) of the supreme elder among vampires (since Dracula wasn't hanging around), a conspiracy to place a really nasty King in the throne, power-struggle among the Ruthven-Croft and Diogenes Club group, the mysterious brother of Carmilla Karnstein, gothic happenings in & under Mildew Mannor, and romance...that curls your toes.
If you have read this much and yet have not placed the order, I really don't know what to say!
Format:Kindle Edition|Amazon Verified Purchase
There isn't much need to praise the pacing and storyline of 'The Bloody Red Baron'. Anyone who has read Kim Newman's other stories will know what they can expect, and their confidence will be rewarded.
What is remarkable is Newman's ability to cram chapters with fictional and historical characters, without forcing the point. 'The Bloody Red Baron' is no exception. Mata Hari dies as a vampire before a firing squad. Kafka makes an appearance as a bat-eared clerk in a vampiric bureaucracy, pointing to 'Metamorphosis' and 'The Castle'. A 'starch-spined little corporal with a dash of a moustache and a stiff-armed salute' is eerily familiar. Bulldog Drummond shows up as a pompously naive captain, blustering on a train'. Aged Sherlock Holmes seeks validation for a theory at a funeral.
'Vampire Romance', a 'novel-length novella', appended to the new edition, features Genevieve Dieudonne and a new mystery for the Diogenes Club, and adds Shakespearian depth with touches of Agatha Christie and pulp schoolgirl romance.
Each chapter seems to yield some unexpected treat.
Pierre Mare
The Writing is on the Coffee Cup
What is remarkable is Newman's ability to cram chapters with fictional and historical characters, without forcing the point. 'The Bloody Red Baron' is no exception. Mata Hari dies as a vampire before a firing squad. Kafka makes an appearance as a bat-eared clerk in a vampiric bureaucracy, pointing to 'Metamorphosis' and 'The Castle'. A 'starch-spined little corporal with a dash of a moustache and a stiff-armed salute' is eerily familiar. Bulldog Drummond shows up as a pompously naive captain, blustering on a train'. Aged Sherlock Holmes seeks validation for a theory at a funeral.
'Vampire Romance', a 'novel-length novella', appended to the new edition, features Genevieve Dieudonne and a new mystery for the Diogenes Club, and adds Shakespearian depth with touches of Agatha Christie and pulp schoolgirl romance.
Each chapter seems to yield some unexpected treat.
Pierre Mare
The Writing is on the Coffee Cup
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