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Title: An Old Friend of the Family by Fred Saberhagen ISBN: 0-8125-2385-7 Publisher: Tor Books Pub. Date: 15 November, 1992 Format: Mass Market Paperback Volumes: 1 List Price(USD): $4.99 |
Average Customer Rating: 4 (4 reviews)
Rating: 2
Summary: A Fiend in the Family
Comment: I didn't particularly like The Dracula Tapes, but I thought that might have been because it seemed forced; Saberhagen was obliged to stick with the "facts" as written by Bram Stoker, which produced some very silly and unintentionally comical results.
I was sufficiently entertained so as to be drawn to a second novel, hoping that the author might do better when not fettered by the chains of existing narrative. I selected "An Old Friend of the Family" because it is an early book and might still retain something fresh.
I was dead wrong. Writing in 81, Saberhagen makes attempts to modernize his tale of Dracula coming to rescue Mina Harker's descendants but those efforts now seem dated and comical. The entire setup, about Morgan Le Fay and her minions, seems forced. And kidnaping Dracula by whacking him on the head with a wooden stake just seems ridiculous.
This book is the one that pretty much convinced me not to bother with the rest of the series.
Rating: 5
Summary: Good Vampire story
Comment: This was one of my favorite vampire stories that I've read!! Definately recommend to vampire readers.
Rating: 5
Summary: The best of the series
Comment: Dracula comes to modern-day Chicago to rescue the descendants of Mina Harker. The characters are three-dimensional and the story is gripping right up to the end. This is one of my all-time favorite books.
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Title: The Dracula Tape by Fred Saberhagen ISBN: 0671578391 Publisher: Baen Books Pub. Date: 01 November, 1999 List Price(USD): $5.99 |
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Title: The Holmes-Dracula File by Fred Saberhagen ISBN: 0812523849 Publisher: Tor Books Pub. Date: November, 1997 List Price(USD): $4.99 |
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Title: Thorn by Fred Saberhagen ISBN: 0441807445 Publisher: Ace Books Pub. Date: September, 1980 List Price(USD): $2.75 |
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Title: The Vlad Tapes by Fred Saberhagen ISBN: 0671578782 Publisher: Baen Books Pub. Date: July, 2000 List Price(USD): $6.99 |
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Title: A Sharpness On The Neck by Fred Saberhagen ISBN: 0812550056 Publisher: Tor Books Pub. Date: 15 March, 1998 List Price(USD): $5.99 |
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