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Dracula: the Novelisation
A novelisation of the film of the book. This novel is a great deal shorter than the original novel and it is much more direct and erotic. Fred Saberhagen is the author of the "Berserker" books. James Hart is the screenwriter of "Hook".
- GenresFiction
304 pages, Paperback
Published December 4, 1992
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Fred Saberhagen
335 books496 followersFred Saberhagen was an American science fiction and fantasy author most famous for his ''Beserker'' and Dracula stories.
Saberhagen also wrote a series of a series of post-apocalyptic mytho-magical novels beginning with his popular ''Empire of the East'' and continuing through a long series of ''Swords'' and ''Lost Swords'' novels. Saberhagen died of cancer, in Albuquerque, New Mexico
Saberhagen was born in and grew up in the area of Chicago, Illinois. Saberhagen served in the [[U.S. Air Force]] during the Korean War while he was in his early twenties. Back in civilian life, Saberhagen worked as an It was while he was working for Motorola (after his military service) that Saberhagen started writing fiction seriously at the age of about 30. "Fortress Ship", his first "Berserker" short shory, was published in 1963. Then, in 1964, Saberhagen saw the publication of his first novel, ''The Golden People''.
From 1967 to 1973, he worked as an editor for the Chemistry articles in the ''Encyclopædia Britannica'' as well as writing its article on science fiction. He then quit and took up writing full-time. In 1975, he moved to Albuquerque, New Mexico.
He married fellow writer Joan Spicci in 1968. They had two sons and a daughter.
Saberhagen also wrote a series of a series of post-apocalyptic mytho-magical novels beginning with his popular ''Empire of the East'' and continuing through a long series of ''Swords'' and ''Lost Swords'' novels. Saberhagen died of cancer, in Albuquerque, New Mexico
Saberhagen was born in and grew up in the area of Chicago, Illinois. Saberhagen served in the [[U.S. Air Force]] during the Korean War while he was in his early twenties. Back in civilian life, Saberhagen worked as an It was while he was working for Motorola (after his military service) that Saberhagen started writing fiction seriously at the age of about 30. "Fortress Ship", his first "Berserker" short shory, was published in 1963. Then, in 1964, Saberhagen saw the publication of his first novel, ''The Golden People''.
From 1967 to 1973, he worked as an editor for the Chemistry articles in the ''Encyclopædia Britannica'' as well as writing its article on science fiction. He then quit and took up writing full-time. In 1975, he moved to Albuquerque, New Mexico.
He married fellow writer Joan Spicci in 1968. They had two sons and a daughter.
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May 28, 2011
The movie was risible and absurd (not in the good, Monty Python way either.) The novelization is even worse, as to be expected. This being the book of a movie of a book, I guess you can hardly fault the author for not putting much sweat into it -- it reads like the half-witted lust-spawn of a toaster manual and Dracula fanfic. To this day, the name Mina still conjures the word "stupid" in my head (my sincere apologies to all the Minas out there.)
Believe it or not, this book was actually required reading in my high school English class, probably because the school board's budget was non-existent and the school got enough promotional copies for a whole class. I loved (and still love) my high school, but some classes just made me go "What the..."
Believe it or not, this book was actually required reading in my high school English class, probably because the school board's budget was non-existent and the school got enough promotional copies for a whole class. I loved (and still love) my high school, but some classes just made me go "What the..."
January 17, 2012
This version of Dracula is more of a romantic version of
Bram Stoker's novel, Dracula. It tells of Prince Vlad Dracula who
lost his wife in 1462. 1897 he stalks London in search of his wife
only to reincarnated into Wilhelmina Harker, wife of a solicitor.
The hunters led by Professor Abraham Van Helsing must destroy Vlad
before he creates an army of Nosferatu.
Bram Stoker's novel, Dracula. It tells of Prince Vlad Dracula who
lost his wife in 1462. 1897 he stalks London in search of his wife
only to reincarnated into Wilhelmina Harker, wife of a solicitor.
The hunters led by Professor Abraham Van Helsing must destroy Vlad
before he creates an army of Nosferatu.
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