--- product_id: 8732749 title: "Anno Dracula: Johnny Alucard Paperback – September 16, 2014" brand: "kim newman" price: "AR$51375" currency: ARS in_stock: true reviews_count: 8 url: https://www.desertcart.com.ar/products/8732749-anno-dracula-johnny-alucard-paperback-september-16-2014 store_origin: AR region: Argentina --- # Anno Dracula: Johnny Alucard Paperback – September 16, 2014 **Brand:** kim newman **Price:** AR$51375 **Availability:** ✅ In Stock ## Quick Answers - **What is this?** Anno Dracula: Johnny Alucard Paperback – September 16, 2014 by kim newman - **How much does it cost?** AR$51375 with free shipping - **Is it available?** Yes, in stock and ready to ship - **Where can I buy it?** [www.desertcart.com.ar](https://www.desertcart.com.ar/products/8732749-anno-dracula-johnny-alucard-paperback-september-16-2014) ## Best For - kim newman enthusiasts ## Why This Product - Trusted kim newman brand quality - Free international shipping included - Worldwide delivery with tracking - 15-day hassle-free returns ## Description Full description not available ## Images ![Anno Dracula: Johnny Alucard Paperback – September 16, 2014 - Image 1](https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/915vl9RfOuL.jpg) ## Customer Reviews ### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ 5.0 out of 5 stars Newman Does It Again - IMHO, This Is the Book of the Year *by J***1 on Reviewed in the United States on September 26, 2013* This is the fourth novel in Kim Newman's Anno Dracula series, and although I feel like I've been waiting forever, I'm glad to say it's worth the wait. Fair warning - readers who didn't like the third book,  Anno Dracula: Dracula Cha Cha Cha , probably won't like this one, but I think it's the book of the year. It's smart, engaging, melancholy, deeply layered, and just generally awesome.The first book in the series,  Anno Dracula , started with two cool ideas. Set in 1888, it introduced the premise that Dracula survived the attempt on his life at the end of Stoker's novel, moved to England, and revealed the existence of vampires to the world. Second, it assumed that all of the horror novels set in that age, like Frankenstein or Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde, or the various other classic vampire novels, all were happening simultaneously.Using those ideas and some common characters, the next novels were set in the mileu of World War I flying ace fiction, 1950s movies set in Italy, and now this one, set in 1970s - 1990s Americana, mostly movies and TV, with some real life characters and events thrown in. As I said, I loved it.This novel is a collection of linked short stories that follow the title character, Johnny Alucard, as he attempts to restore the (now dead) Dracula to the world, while crossing paths with series regulars Kate Reed, Penelope Churchward, and Geneviève Dieudonné. Johnny Alucard combines all of Newman's best traits. It's densely layered with references to other works, to the point where it's worthwhile to have a Google window open to figure out where each new character comes from. It's exciting, with some straightforward vampire politics, fights, and drama. And it's emotionally gripping, as it continues to follow the main characters through the years, as well as featuring some appearances from old favorites like the vampire wetworks specialist "Hamish Bond."As always, Newman's writing is first rate, and I ended up highlighting dozens of passages just because they were so well written or cool. On the other hand, like the last book, I think some people might be disappointed with the ending, which is more ambiguous than final. I enjoyed it though - it plays with Newman's core question of just what the idea of Dracula means to us and to the characters. Even more, it's just so fun to see vampires eating Sid and Nancy, or being questioned by Columbo, that I savored these stories.Speaking of Columbo, Newman gets him pitch perfect, which is awesome. Unfortunately, IMHO, he goes for a critical parody of a certain teenaged vampire slayer and her oh so British "Overlooker." That made me a bit sad, especially because in a rare failure, Newman doesn't really duplicate or successfully parody Whedon's distinctive dialogue style. But that's easily forgiven because, as I've said, the rest of this is IMHO the book of the year, at least. Strongly recommended. ### ⭐⭐⭐⭐ 4.0 out of 5 stars Great stuff, but the constant references need to be toned down *by K***O on Reviewed in the United States on March 21, 2014* In the 4th book of Kim Newman's vampire-heavy alternate history a young vampire, the 'get' of Count Dracula himself, travels to 70s New York and, over time establishes himself as a New York drug lord, a Hollywood mogul and finally the new king of the vampires.My bare bones summary does not even begin to describe the rich satire and cultural references that fill every page of the book. The first quarter tells the fictional story of Francis Ford Copola filming a Dracula biography in Transylvania, a story that is basically a retelling of the trials and tribulations he faced in making Apocalypse Now in the Philippines, but with vampires. The next section has Johnny Alucad establishing himself as the drug lord of New York selling the vampire blood concocation known as 'Drac'. It's Scarface, but with vampires. Other sections reference Top Gun, the end of the Cold War, Buffy the Vampire Slayer and other historical and fictional events. It's fun, there are some real laugh out loud moments and even the most dedicated pop culture fan is sure to miss some references.But after a while it gets to be too much. At one point Alucard is faced with a team of vampire hunters including Robert De Niro's character from Taxi Driver, Gene Hackman from the French Connection and (why not) Shaggy from Scooby Doo. It's a cute scene, but would be so much better if we'd actually seen these characters before and if they had any point other than to be an obvious reference.As I read I got tired of going to Wikipedia to see what a company's name or a ship is really a reference too.Newman is a delightful writer and I'm always happy to have something new come out, but he needs to reign in some of his desire for in-jokes when they start to hurt my enjoyment of the story. ### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ 5.0 out of 5 stars Everything, everyone, and a briefcase from Maple White Land *by S***R on Reviewed in the United States on January 5, 2014* Kim Newman's "Anno Dracula" series is probably being avoided or ignored by the masses who have given up on literary vampires after watching the undead morph into broody angst-ridden teenagers, or worse, iconic prototypes for softcore Mom porn. This is a shame. Newman's now four book series is something special, an epic covering the years since Dracula succeeded in taking over the world instead of being destroyed.What really makes this strong story so appealing is Newman's obvious love for pop culture. All the "Anno" series are riddled with celebrities, both real and imagined. Every notable vampire, both literary and cinematic, has popped up on the pages of the books to perform various tasks and move the storyline along. With this fourth installment, the vampires share the pages with celebrities both real and imagined, human, animal, and even plants. The author's wisecracking prose deftly shuffles all the players into line, often making the reader stop to shake his/her head at the sheer volume of notable individuals identified. Travis Bickle is here. Columbo is here. The moon-flower from "Werewolf of London" shares a scene with a triffid and Audrey Jr. from "Little Shop of Horrors". James Bond makes a return, as does the Lone Ranger. Dozens of other laugh-out-loud notable cameos are effortlessly inserted, capped off by the revealing factoid that John Lennon was a vampire. Somehow, Newman makes all this work beautifully, dropping names right and left. It's a gift to the readers. "Anno Alucard" is a better, faster-moving novel than the second and third books, although all four have been great reading in their own right.Still, this reader was amazed by the appearance of Alucard's briefcase, being described as "made of velociraptor skin, from Maple White Land". To those in the know, the ficticious Maple White was the discoverer of A.Conan Doyle's "The Lost World". Pretty delicious stuff here, folks. 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