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CM . . . . Volume XVII Number 16. . . .December 17, 2010.
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Jonathan Harker, a newly minted solicitor-at-law, has landed a plum assignment. He is to travel to Transylvania to process some land-sale agreement papers with a wealthy client, Count Dracula. The only downside is that he will be away from his beloved fiancé, Mina, for six weeks. But when he arrives at the castle Dracula, he realizes that things are extremely strange. Wailing noises can be heard during the night. The Count forbids him to leave his room at night. And weirdly enough, the only thing the Count has ever been seen eating was blood from Harker's shaving accident. When the business has been concluded, Harker realizes that he is a captive at the castle, left by the Count in the hands of his three vampire brides. And they are very hungry. The story then goes on to tell of Harker's escape and the mysterious illness of Lucy. Lucy first falls victim to the Count, eventually dying. Mina is next, but, reminiscent of Lara Croft., she leads an expedition to slay the vampires. ![]() Highly Recommended. Jennifer Draper is a librarian at the Pickering Public Library in Pickering, ON.
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