Dracula: The Undead; a genuine sequel?

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The Mythwriter
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Dracula: The Undead; a genuine sequel?

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So, it's already out but I hadn't noticed it until now, or at least not known it for what it was. Apparently, one of Bram Stoker's descendants, Dacre Stoker, has written and published a sequel to the one and only Dracula, entitled Dracula: The Undead.

I dislike sequels in general, especially to books/series that seemed to conclude well on their own. Take, for example the new Hitchhiker's Guide book. Nevertheless, this book, according to some, has great promise, and is, apparently, based on material Bram Stoker created but never fully developed.

Is this sequel what Stoker fans, in the current hype over vampires, have desperately sought from lesser authors, or is it a mistake, another attempt to suck more money from the greatest of all vampire legends? The readers decide...
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I agree that it's not necessary to make sequels when everything has been said, but sometimes they turn out to be quite good.
At the same time everyone has the right to express himself or herself, and we, readers have the chance to choose. :D
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I wonder if it'll be written in the same style of letters and diary entry's. One of my favorite aspects of the book :).
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Classical is Classy wrote:I wonder if it'll be written in the same style of letters and diary entry's. One of my favorite aspects of the book :).
I just had a chance to look at it in B&N, i couldn't do much more than flip through it, but it didn't look like most of it was written that way; it looked more like a normal narrative style.
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The Mythwriter wrote:
Classical is Classy wrote:I wonder if it'll be written in the same style of letters and diary entry's. One of my favorite aspects of the book :).
I just had a chance to look at it in B&N, i couldn't do much more than flip through it, but it didn't look like most of it was written that way; it looked more like a normal narrative style.
Unfortunate :-/
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Im planning on getting this book soon. Hope it will be good. I don't expect it to be as good as the original Dracula but hopefully it won't be too bad
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