Dracula: Includes the short story Dracula's Guest and a special introduction by J.D. Barker

DRACULAS GUEST picks up Draculas story shortly after the conclusion of DRACUL the iconic prequel to DRACULA written by J.D. Barker and Dacre Stoker. This is followed by the original text of DRACULA--both stories together again as Bram Stoker originally intended.Famous for introducing the character of the vampire Count Dracula DRACULA tells the story of counts attempt to move from Transylvania to England so he may find new blood and spread the undead curse and the battle between Dracula and a small group of men and women led by Professor Abraham Van Helsing. DRACULA has been assigned to many literary genres including vampire literature horror fiction the gothic novel and invasion literature. Although Stoker did not invent the vampire he defined its modern form and the novel has spawned numerous theatrical film and television interpretations.DRACULA begins with Jonathan Harker a newly qualified English solicitor visiting Count Dracula in the Carpathian Mountains on the border of Transylvania Bukovina and Moldavia to provide legal support for a real estate transaction overseen by Harkers employer. At first enticed by Draculas gracious manners Harker soon realizes that he is Draculas prisoner. Wandering the Counts castle against Draculas admonition Harker encounters three female vampires called the sisters from whom he is rescued by Dracula. After the preparations are made Dracula leaves Transylvania and abandons Harker to the sisters. Harker barely escapes from the castle with his life . . .About the AuthorsAbraham (Bram) Stoker was an Irish writer best known for his Gothic classic Dracula which continues to influence horror writers and fans more than 100 years after it was first published. Educated at Trinity College Dublin in science mathematics oratory history and composition Stoker s writing was greatly influenced by his father s interest in theatre and his mother s gruesome stories about her childhood during the cholera epidemic in 1832. Although a published author of the novels Dracula The Lady of the Shroud and The Lair of the White Worm and his work as part of the literary staff of The London Daily Telegraph Stoker made his living as the personal assistant of actor Henry Irving and the business manager of the Lyceum Theatre in London. Stoker died in 1912 leaving behind one of the most memorable horror characters ever created.J.D. Barker is the internationally best-selling author of numerous novels including THE FOURTH MONKEY FORSAKEN and DRACUL (with Dacre Stoker). As a finalist for the Bram Stoker Award and winner of the New Apple Medalist Award his work has been compared to Stephen King Dean Koontz and Thomas Harris. His novels have been translated into numerous languages and optioned for both film and television. Barker currently resides in Pennsylvania with his wife Dayna and his daughter Ember.QuotesThose who cannot find their own reflection in Bram Stokers still-living creation are surely the undead .New York Times Review of BooksIt is splendid. No book since Mrs. Shelleys Frankenstein or indeed any other at all has come near yours in originality or terror.Bram Stokers Mother Florence