Powers of Darkness

The Lost Version of Dracula

De: Bram Stoker, Valdimar Asmundsson, Hans Corneel de Roos, Dacre Stoker, John Edgar Browning

Narrado por: Adam Verner, Robertson Dean, Ralph Lister, Derek Perkins, R.C. Bray

Powers of Darkness is an incredible literary discovery. In 1900, Icelandic publisher and writer Valdimar Asmundsson set out to translate Bram Stoker's world-famous 1897 novel Dracula.

Called Makt Myrkranna (literally, 'Powers of Darkness'), this Icelandic edition included an original preface written by Stoker himself. Makt Myrkranna was published in Iceland in 1901 but remained undiscovered outside of the country until 1986, when Dracula scholarship was astonished by the discovery of Stoker's preface to the book.

However, no one looked beyond the preface and deeper into Asmundsson's story. In 2014, literary researcher Hans de Roos dove into the full text of Makt Myrkranna, only to discover that Asmundsson hadn't merely translated Dracula but had penned an entirely new version of the story, with all new characters and a totally reworked plot. The resulting narrative is one that is shorter, punchier, more erotic, and perhaps even more suspenseful than Stoker's Dracula.

Incredibly, Makt Myrkranna has never been translated or even read outside of Iceland until now. Powers of Darkness presents the first ever translation into English of Stoker and Asmundsson's Makt Myrkranna. With a foreword by Dacre Stoker, Bram Stoker's great-grandnephew and best-selling author, and an afterword by Dracula scholar John Edgar Browning, Powers of Darkness will amaze and entertain legions of fans of Gothic literature, horror, and vampire fiction.

PLEASE NOTE: When you purchase this title, the accompanying reference material will be available in your Library section along with the audio.

©2018 Blackstone Audio, Inc. (P)2018 Hans Corneel de Roos

An excellent first act that doesn't stick the landing.

This book is an amazing piece of literary history. It most certainly captures the horror in the first act but feels rushed through out the rest of the story. I wish this strange wonderful version had been given a chance to breathe properly.

Excellent contemporary varient of this iconic character

this is a must read for any fan of Bram Stoker's Dracula. While some of the finer points are very and the pacing is different from the story most western audiences are familiar with it is worth your time.

this production of the story has a very long preamble that explains the history of how this version of the story came to be known with facts supporting the argument that at some point Bram Stoker was involved in this writing of the story but may have been unaware of more of the changes towards the end. if you find the beginning of this a little long and dry go ahead and Skip right to the story just to enjoy it

Good but felt cheated at the end

Not sure if I missed something in the description but the first half is very well done but the second half feels like a cliff notes version of the story

Intriguing alternate version of a classic

This alternate version of Dracula focuses almost entirely on Harker’s adventures in Transylvania, with the London scenes limited to one fifth of the overall narrative. Presumably based on an earlier draft of Dracula, it gives us insights into the creative process that led to the publication of the renowned classic of gothic horror, and also insights into the character and mentality of the Count which were omitted in the later version. A must-read for any fan of Dracula.

Who wants to see a film adaptation of this version? I do!

Skip to Chapter 11

I’m not sure why I think this but I feel like they need to look further into connections from Stokers characters -crazed Dr Seward - whomever inspired his creation and Van Helsing, already admittedly made after a real person, because it feels like Stoker might have known of Jack the Ripper Or at least it feels implied. If you want to get to the actual story skip to chapter 11 wish I’d known that an hour ago.