Stoker's Manuscript - Hardcover

Prouty, Royce

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0399158553 ISBN 13: 9780399158551

Publisher: Putnam Pub Group, 2013

Synopsis

When rare-manuscript expert Joseph Barkeley is hired to authenticate and purchase the original draft and notes for Bram Stoker'sDracula, little does he know that the reclusive buyer is a member of the oldest family in Transylvania.

After delivering the manuscript to the legendary Bran Castle in Romania, Barkeley—a Romanian orphan himself—realizes to his horror that he's become a prisoner to the son of Vlad Dracul. To earn his freedom, Barkeley must decipher cryptic messages hidden in the text of the original Dracula that reveal the burial sites of certain Dracul family members. Barkeley's only hope is to ensure that he does not exhaust his usefulness to his captor until he’s able to escape. Soon he discovers secrets about his own lineage that suggest his selection for the task was more than coincidence. In this knowledge may lie Barkeley's salvation—or his doom. For now he must choose between a coward's flight and a mortal conflict against an ancient foe.

Building on actual international events surrounding the publication of Bram Stoker's original novel, Royce Prouty has written a spellbinding debut novel that ranges from 1890s Chicago, London, and Transylvania to the perilous present.

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Review:

"[A]lmost impossible not to keep reading. Prouty's careful, sometimes daring mingling of history and legend with fiction makes for a tantalizing novel in which he interweaves, to great effect, some of the mysteries surrounding the genesis of "Dracula"'s writing."--John Edgar Browning, editor of "The Forgotten Writings of Bram Stoker"

"Prouty's debut, a riveting novel of supernatural suspense, deftly mixes fact and fiction involving the manuscript of Bram Stoker's great vampire novel, "Dracula"."--Dacre Stoker, coauthor of" Dracula the Un-Dead"

"Prouty's debut novel will stoke the interest of Dracula lovers everywhere."--""Kirkus Reviews""
A Horror Writers Association Bram Stoker Award finalist for best first novel!
"[A]lmost impossible not to keep reading. Prouty s careful, sometimes daring mingling of history and legend with fiction makes for a tantalizing novel in which he interweaves, to great effect, some of the mysteries surrounding the genesis of "Dracula" s writing." John Edgar Browning, editor of "The Forgotten Writings of Bram Stoker"
"Prouty s debut, a riveting novel of supernatural suspense, deftly mixes fact and fiction involving the manuscript of Bram Stoker s great vampire novel, "Dracula."" Dacre Stoker, coauthor of" Dracula the Un-Dead"
"Prouty s debut novel will stoke the interest of Dracula lovers everywhere." ""Kirkus Reviews""
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A Horror Writers Association Bram Stoker Award finalist for best first novel!

"[A]lmost impossible not to keep reading. Prouty's careful, sometimes daring mingling of history and legend with fiction makes for a tantalizing novel in which he interweaves, to great effect, some of the mysteries surrounding the genesis of Dracula's writing."--John Edgar Browning, editor of The Forgotten Writings of Bram Stoker

"Prouty's debut, a riveting novel of supernatural suspense, deftly mixes fact and fiction involving the manuscript of Bram Stoker's great vampire novel, Dracula."--Dacre Stoker, coauthor of Dracula the Un-Dead

"Prouty's debut novel will stoke the interest of Dracula lovers everywhere."--Kirkus Reviews

Book Description:

A compelling modern-day thriller with the Dracula myth at its heart.

About this edition

• Publisher: Putnam Pub Group
• Publication date: 2013
• ISBN 10: 0399158553
• ISBN 13: 9780399158551
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 338