Book of the Week: Anno Dracula: One Thousand Monsters.

Kim Newman’s latest, and it’s an excellent choice for Halloween.  Anno Dracula: One Thousand Monsters is a vampire novel (of impressive pop culture awareness) set in Japan in 1899, which is a fascinating setting in its own right.  This book is also a standalone-sequel of sorts to Anno Dracula itself, but if you haven’t read it yet you should do so anyway. It will well reward your time.

And so, adieu to Infinite Stars.

In the Mail: Anno Dracula: One Thousand Monsters.

I’ve been looking forward to Kim Newman’s latest entry in the Anno Dracula series, but then I always do. Anno Dracula: One Thousand Monsters is set in 1899 Japan, which presumably means that we’re in for an allusion-heavy look at Asian vampire fiction and folklore*.  Which is what I signed up for, so this is a treat. Continue reading In the Mail: Anno Dracula: One Thousand Monsters.