{"product_id":"dracul-by-j-d-barker-9781784164423","title":"Dracul","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"book-description\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWritten by Bram Stoker's great grand-nephew and a bestselling dark thriller writer, and authorised by the Stoker Estate, \u003ci\u003eDracul\u003c\/i\u003e is the prequel to perhaps the most celebrated and terrifying horror story of them all.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eInspired by the notes \u003ci\u003eDracula\u003c\/i\u003e's creator left behind, \u003ci\u003eDracul\u003c\/i\u003e is a riveting, heart-stoppingly scary novel of Gothic suspense.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e'Scary as hell. Gothic as decay.' – Josh Malerman\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eDracul\u003c\/i\u003e reveals not only the true origins of Dracula himself, but also of his creator, Bram Stoker, and of the elusive, enigmatic woman who connects them.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eIt is 1868, and a 21-year-old Bram Stoker has locked himself inside an abbey's tower to face off against a vile and ungodly beast. He is armed with mirrors, crucifixes, holy water, and a gun - and is kept company by a bottle of plum brandy. His fervent prayer is that he will survive this one night - a night that will prove to be the longest of his life.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eDesperate to leave a record of what he has witnessed, the young man scribbles out the events that brought him to this point and tells an extraordinary tale of childhood illness, a mysterious nanny, and stories once thought to be fables now proved to be true.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Penguin Random House NZ","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46500447387884,"sku":"9781784164423","price":24.0,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0705\/7784\/8556\/files\/6259063482823.jpg?v=1748575109","url":"https:\/\/bookhero.live\/products\/dracul-by-j-d-barker-9781784164423","provider":"Book Hero","version":"1.0","type":"link"}