Anno Dracula
Kim Newman. Avon Books, $5.99 (416pp) ISBN 978-0-380-72345-4
Queen Victoria consorts with Count Dracula in this ingenious historical romp peopled by historic characters. (Oct.)
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Reviewed on: 10/03/1994
Genre: Fiction
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