Anno Dracula [Paperback]

It is 1888 and Queen Victoria has remarried, taking as her new consort Vlad Tepes, the Wallachian Prince infamously known as Count Dracula. Peppered with familiar characters from Victorian history and fiction, the novel follows vampire Geneviève Dieudonné and Charles Beauregard of the Diogenes Club as they strive to solve the mystery of the Ripper murders.

Anno Draculais a rich and panoramic tale, combining horror, politics, mystery and romance to create a unique and compelling alternate history. Acclaimed novelist Kim Newman explores the darkest depths of a reinvented Victorian London.Stephen King assumes we hate vampires; Anne Rice makes it safe to love them, because they hate themselves. Kim Newman suspects that most of us live with them…Anno Draculais the definitive account of that post-modern species, the self-obsessed undead.” —The New York Times

“Compulsory reading...Glorious” –Neil Gaiman

“A brilliantly witty parallel-world saga… builds sure-footedly to bravura climax which entirely redefines ‘Victorian values’” —Daily Telegraph

“Anno Draculawill leave you breathless... one of the most creative novels of the year.” —Seattle Times

“Politics, horror and romance are woven together in this brilliantly imagined and realised novel. Newman's prose is a delight, his attention to detail spellbinding” —Time Out

“ A tour de force which succeeds brilliantly” —The Times

“A marvellous marriage of political satire, melodramatic intrigue, gothic horror and alternative history. Not to be missed. “ —The Independent

'A ripping yarn, an adventure romp of the best blood, and a satisfying… read' –Washington Post Book WorldlC(