It is 1918 and Graf von Dracula is commander-in-chief of the armies of Germany and Austria-Hungary. The War of the Great Powers in Europe is also a war between the living and the undead. Caught up in the conflict, Charles Beauregard, an old enemy of Dracula, his protegé Edwin Winthrop, and intrepid vampire reporter Kate Reed go head-to-head with the lethal vampire flying machine that is the Bloody Red Baron…
In the brand-new novella Vampire Romance, Geneviève Dieudonné, newly returned to England, infiltrates a singular vampire gathering in the service of the Diogenes Club.
“Newman’s use of Edgar Allan Poe, hired to write an official biography of the vampiric Red Baron...stands out as a truly fantastic idea” Barnes & Noble Sci-Fi blog
“This batch of short fiction is not only for fans of the monsters of yesteryear but also for those who like to see the old-school given a facelift. It’s for fans of creative new horror as well as the old guard.” The Blood Shed
“a collection of really fun stories, and I highly recommend it” Atomic Moo
Kim Newman is a well known and respected author and movie critic. He writes regularly for Empire Magazine and contributes to The Guardian, The Times, Time Out and others. He makes frequent appearances on radio and TV. He has won the Bram Stoker, International Horror Guild, British Fantasy and British Science Fiction Awards and been nominated for the Hugo, World Fantasy, and James Herbert Awards.
It is 1918 and Graf von Dracula is commander-in-chief of the armies of Germany and Austria-Hungary. The War of the Great Powers in Europe is also a war between the living and the undead. Caught up in the conflict, Charles Beauregard, an old enemy of Dracula, his protegé Edwin Winthrop, and intrepid vampire reporter Kate Reed go head-to-head with the lethal vampire flying machine that is the Bloody Red Baron…
In the brand-new novella Vampire Romance, Geneviève Dieudonné, newly returned to England, infiltrates a singular vampire gathering in the service of the Diogenes Club.
Praise
“Newman’s use of Edgar Allan Poe, hired to write an official biography of the vampiric Red Baron...stands out as a truly fantastic idea” Barnes & Noble Sci-Fi blog
“This batch of short fiction is not only for fans of the monsters of yesteryear but also for those who like to see the old-school given a facelift. It’s for fans of creative new horror as well as the old guard.” The Blood Shed
“a collection of really fun stories, and I highly recommend it” Atomic Moo
Author
Kim Newman is a well known and respected author and movie critic. He writes regularly for Empire Magazine and contributes to The Guardian, The Times, Time Out and others. He makes frequent appearances on radio and TV. He has won the Bram Stoker, International Horror Guild, British Fantasy and British Science Fiction Awards and been nominated for the Hugo, World Fantasy, and James Herbert Awards.
