Dracula the Un-Dead

By: Dacre Stoker, Ian Holt

Narrated by: Simon Prebble

Dracula the Un-Dead is a bone-chilling sequel based on Bram Stoker's own handwritten notes for characters and plot threads excised from the original novel. Dracula the Un-Dead begins in 1912, 25 years after Dracula "crumbled into dust".

Van Helsing's protégé, Dr. Jack Seward, is now a disgraced morphine addict obsessed with stamping out evil across Europe. Meanwhile, an unknowing Quincey Harker, the grown son of Jonathan and Mina, leaves law school for the London stage, only to stumble upon the troubled production of Dracula directed and produced by Bram Stoker himself. The play plunges Quincey into the world of his parents' terrible secrets, but before he can confront them, he experiences evil in a way he had never imagined. One by one, the band of heroes that defeated Dracula a quarter-century ago is being hunted down. Could it be that Dracula somehow survived their attack and is seeking revenge? Or is their another force at work whose relentless purpose is to destroy anything and anyone associated with Dracula?

©2009 Dacre Stoker and Ian Holt (P)2009 Recorded Books, LLC

Critic reviews

"Energetically paced and packed with outrageously entertaining action, this supernatural thriller is a well-needed shot of fresh blood for the Dracula mythos." ( Publisher's Weekly)

A different take

I really like this as a “stand alone” story. If you are a Dracula fan this is a must listen

Forget everything you know about Dracula

Personally for me this was a fun story, that was very fast paced, and VERY Hollywood in it's approach. For Bram Stoker purists this might be a turn off, because it's definitely not the poetic literature that the original novel is. It's flat out Hollywood horror movie type stuff, so for me I enjoyed it, but it might not work for a lot of people depending on what type of story you enjoy.

What a wasted opportunity

The performance was fine, nothing wrong with the presentation of this novel. The story was absurd, it was as if he took nothing from the original novel. Dracula is the greatest villain in all of fiction. And to make him the hero is ridiculous. Also the characters of Mina send Jonathan were cheapened by the stupid idea that she was nothing more than a cheating wife. Dacre Stoker had the opportunity, with Dracul, to link the stories together and form a comprehensive trilogy. This book is a bad B-movie idea at best. I’d love to give it no stars.

Exciting sequel to Dracula!

The story was well told, and engaging through every chapter, with unexpected twists and turns. This would be a great movie!

Better than the review says

This is a good book. It’s not a masterpiece in anyway, but if your fan of stokers Dracula then I think you enjoy this book