- Paperback: 272 pages
- Publisher: Ace Books; First THUS edition (Nov 2001)
- Language English
- ISBN-10: 0441008585
- ISBN-13: 978-0441008582
- Product Dimensions: 15.5 x 1.8 x 22.7 cm
- Amazon Bestsellers Rank: 1,949,666 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
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3 of 3 people found the following review helpful
A FEW GEMS
9 Jan 2002
Format:Paperback
The 16 stories in "Dracula in London" are of varying interest. Some, like editor Pat Elrod's & Nigel Bennett's "Wolf & Hound" are absorbing and entertaining. Other entries that combine effective story-telling and intelligence are Jody Lynn Nye's "Everything to Order", Fred Saberhagen's "Box Number Fifty",and Judith Proctor's "Dear Mr. Bernard Shaw". Nancy Kilpatrick's "Berserker" and Gary A. Braunbeck's "Curtain Call" are especially intelligent and well-executed. Still, others are less successful--somewhat bland and forgetable. The nadir is K.B. Bogen's "Good Help", an awkward and eye-rolling attempt at humor that is wholly unfunny. In contrast, Bradley H. Sinor's "Places for Act Two" is genuinely amusing and involving. Of special note is the final story in the book--Bill Zaget's "Renfield or, Dining at the Bughouse". This is a bizarre contribution that doesn't quite fit into the premise of the anthology. There is no real sense of time or place. There is no "tour of 1890s London" (quoting the anthology's blurb). And Dracula doesn't actually appear in the story! Instead, we find ourselves neck-deep in an intensely personal and poetic rendition of one man's traumatic history--sometimes described from the point-of-view of the insects he has eaten! (How warped is that?!) Surprizingly, this is the author's 1st published story, and it's a knock-out. His passion for language is stunning--and challenging. One can't be lazy; the reader needs to focus to get through it, so different is it from all the stories that precede it. It is unique in this collection for expressing **emotional depth** and I found it extremely moving. We accompany Renfield on a journey of self-discovery. It's a journey well worth taking, and it makes up for some of the book's weaker contributions. Buy it if only for this story.
7 of 9 people found the following review helpful
Great vampire anthology
6 Nov 2001
Format:Paperback
Just about everyone knows about the events that have taken place in Bram Stroker's Dracula. However, while he lived in Victorian England Dracula became involved with other people and events that the author chose to ignore. Mr. Stroker left it to some of the most famous writers of horror tales to complete the full picture by contributing fantastic stories to this anthology.
Writers like Fred Saberhagen, Chelsea Quinn Yarbro, and Nancy Kirkpatrick provide tales that show what the Transylvanian Count was doing in London. Tanya Huff focuses on Dracula's fascination on meeting the Prince of Wales. Nigel Bennett and PN Elrod have a Russian purposely travel to England to confront the prince of vampires. Elaine Bergstrom writes about a suffragette who needs Dracula's help.
The entire collection is excellent as no one fails to hold up his or her weight. Mr. Stroker would have appreciated this anthology.
Harriet Klausner
1 of 1 people found the following review helpful
Great Vampire Short Story Collection
19 Jun 2009
Format:Paperback
Most short story collections have a few gems, several average, and a lot of below average stories in them. This collection is mostly all gems. The stories really capture the theme of Dracula in London. My favorite is Box Number Fifty by Fred Saberhagen. There is also a rare second-person short story called Berserker by Nancy Kilpatrick. If you enjoy vampire fiction this is a great book for your collection.
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