Anno Dracula 1918: The Bloody Red Baron Paperback - 2012

Media reviews

"The Bloody Red Baron hits the mark"  – Fangoria Magazine

"Imagine if Downton Abbey met Dark Shadows as directed by Quentin Tarantino, and you’ll be close to the reading experience." - Fantasy Matters

"One of the most bracing alternate histories of its time, as well as one of the coolest vampire stories." - io9

"A stunning addition to the tightly written, and researched, alternate timeline universe of Anno Dracula, with compelling characters, plenty of intrigue, and not just a little smattering of blood and guts." - Battle Royale With Cheese

"Groundbreaking fantasy." - MTV Geek

"A bit like a demented Boy’s Own adventure tale." - Sci-Fi Movie Hype

"[A] tour-de-force of imagination..." - Vampires.com

"Smart, clever, compulsive... no true horror or vampire enthusiast should overlook." -Ravenous Monster

Praise for Anno Dracula:

"Kim Newman's Anno Dracula is back in print, and we must celebrate. It was the first mash-up of literature, history and vampires, and now, in a world in which vampires are everywhere, it's still the best, and its bite is just as sharp. Compulsory reading, commentary, and mindgame: glorious." - Neil Gaiman

"Politics, horror, and romance are woven together in this brilliantly imagined and realized novel. Newman's prose is a delight, his attention to detail is spellbinding." - Time Out

“Stephen King assumes we hate vampires; Anne Rice makes it safe to love them, because they hate themselves. Kim Newman suspects that most of us live with them… Anno Dracula is the definitive account of that post-modern species, the self-obsessed undead.” - New York Times

“Anno Dracula will leave you breathless... one of the most creative novels of the year.” - Seattle Times

“Powerful... compelling entertainment... a fiendishly clever banquet of dark treats.” - San Francisco Chronicle

'A ripping yarn, an adventure romp of the best blood, and a satisfying… read' - Washington Post Book World

"The most comprehensive, brilliant, dazzlingly audacious vampire novel to date. 'Ultimate' seems an apt description... Anno Dracula is at once playful, horrific, intelligent, and revelatory." - Locus 

"A marvelous marriage of political satire, melodramatic intrigue, gothic horror, and alternative history. Not to be missed." - The Independent 

"Once you start reading this Victorian-era thriller, you will not be satiated until you reach the end." - Ain't It Cool

"Anno Dracula is the smart, hip Year Zero of the vampire genre's ongoing revolution." - Paul McAuley

"Kim Newman brings Dracula back home in the granddaddy of all vampire adventures. Anno Dracula couldn't be more fun if Bram Stoker had scripted it for Hammer. It's a beautifully constructed Gothic epic that knocks almost every other vampire novel out for the count." - Christopher Fowler   

 "The most interesting take on the Dracula story... to date. Recommending this one to all those that love Dracula and historical fiction!" - RexRobotReviews

"Kim Newman’s novel is rich with literary and film allusions...the story which is in turns, visceral, eye-wateringly gross and touchingly emotional." - SF Crowsnest