- Paperback: 350 pages
- Publisher: Kensington Pub Corp (Mm) (Oct 1993)
- Language English
- ISBN-10: 0821743279
- ISBN-13: 978-0821743270
- Product Dimensions: 17 x 10.7 x 2 cm
- Average Customer Review: 1.0 out of 5 stars See all reviews (1 customer review)
- Amazon Bestsellers Rank: 2,360,834 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
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1.0 out of 5 stars
I am Dracula... Know how far-fetched and farcical my life was...,
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This review is from: I Am Dracula/Know Me (Paperback)
I bought this book under heavy suspicion that it would just turn out to be another rip off of the whole 'Dracula' sterotype. The fact that on the title page the author claims to have co-written the "completly factual account" along with 'Dracula'. This, to me, was tastless and signaled an unpromising start.
Quite the opposite, in fact. The plot followed the factual life of a young Vlad Dracula and even speculated on the question of parentage of all three brothers and the respective mothers. But after the promising and perhaps even historicaly researched begining, the plot soon heads off into the fantasy make-believe of C. Dean Andersson's own mind. And not even a sturdy or believable one at that! The plot heads off into romancings' of Gypsy girls, occult powers and the fact that Vlad III is in fact not the son of Vlad Dracul, but in fact the son of the Devil - who has placed Vlad there to right the commom opinion that God is good and the Devil is bad. (as according to his 'true' father, it is He who wants to save Humanity through 'choice' - and soon enough Vlad III is carrying out 'His' orders along with Tzigane - his Witch/Gypsy girlfriend(who claims to have been chosen as his bride since birth). Not only is this line of plot full of holes and a bit too far-fetched to believe, the author also struggles to fit this in with the few historical facts he has bothered to shove in along the way (and even these have doubt to them) and the sub-plot of Vlad III family of 'vampires'. No, C. Dean Andersson has obviously bitten off more than he can possiably imagine or write down coherintly. After Vlad III finally seeing through his 'father's' plan to install him as "Satan's King on earth", he soon see's through Tzigane's occult practice's as lies. But after wresting his emotions and realising he loves her, blames it all on the Devil's lies. So ensues a battle to free 'Mother Nature' from the "Evil Ones" - God and the Devil - and restore order to the world. In which the now vampiric 'Dracula' (thanks to tzigane) leads that fight. The whole farce ends on a VERY dissapointing end with Dracula trying to free Tzigane from God and the Devil's comboned torture. I suspose C. Dean Andersson thought the cliff-hanger would open the way for another carry-on. Hopfully this will never come to be! For a good Dracula novel, read anything but this farce of a story!
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4.1 out of 5 stars (7 customer reviews) 3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars
ALL MUST READ THIS BOOK,
By Zahra - Published on Amazon.com
This review is from: I Am Dracula/Know Me (Paperback)
I really loved this book. I hae read it 7 times, and i'm reading it again. It includes struggles that i can't get enough of. The love between Vlad and Tzigane is so great, it just means so much. ... YOU MUST READ IT!!!
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5.0 out of 5 stars
if you like vampire mythology, you must read "I AM DRACULA",
By A Customer - Published on Amazon.com
This review is from: I Am Dracula/Know Me (Paperback)
this was not really the kind of book i generally read, i love vampire books, but the other topics, like witchcraft, satanism, etc. are interesting, but not generally great reading. I was thrilled to discover what a great book this was. It was very original, with a completely new take on the dracula story. i cannot reccomend it enough. ranks right up there with brian lumley's and anne rice's books. READ IT!!!
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This book is a summary of Asa Drake's Crimson Kisses,
By Dark Minion - Published on Amazon.com
This review is from: I Am Dracula/Know Me (Paperback)
I am sure that ASA DRAKE author of Crimson Kisses and Warrior Witch of Hel is the another pen name for C Dean Anderson. This book is nearly identical to Asa Drakes Crimson Kisses plot wise and character wise. It is not as detailed and the dialog is not as fully fleshed but it is the same. Either it is completely plagerized or Asa Drake and C Dean Andersson are one in the same. As the "Warrior Witch" novels are similar I am going for the latter. If you want a hotter/darker book, read the original "Crimson Kisses" written in 1981 under the name Asa Drake.
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