Name: Dracula's Child
ISBN: 9781789093407

J. S. Barnes

"It has been some years since Jonathan and Mina Harker survived their ordeal in Transylvania and, after vanquishing Count Dracula, returned to England to try and live ordinary lives. But shadows linger long and, the older their son Quincey gets, the deeper the shadows at the heart of the Harkers family. And on the Continent a new evil is arising..."--Page 4 of cover.

Dracula's Child

Eleanor Luhar

4.5 stars
At first, I thought this was a YA Dracula spin-off - but that is not the case. It's an unofficial sequel, really, set just over a decade after the original novel. It follows many of the same characters from the previous book, namely Mina and Jonathan Harker, along with their son, Quincey. Despite being a modern publication, I found it to be really authentic in its historical tone - in fact, it reminded me a little of Lovecraft's writing.
I am definitely not going to attempt to outline the plot for two reasons: one, I just could not do it justice due to it being so intricate, and two, I wouldn't want to ruin it for any potential readers! What I will say is that Quincey's role turned out to be a bit different to how I expected, and the side-plot with Maurice Hallam and Gabriel Shone was surprisingly good (as well as important). There was a trip to the fabled castle of Count Dracula in Transylvania, and there were, of course, vampires. What more could you ask for?
I should probably also mention that it is not written as a book, but instead a collection of letters, transcripts and journal entries of various characters. This lent a very interesting view on things, with several different perspectives. There are a few notes added by Quincey, too, as he is compiling the documents. 
Overall, I thoroughly enjoyed this. The only reason I dropped half a star is that it was a little slow to get into in my opinion.

Dracula's Child

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