I liked this book the first time I read it, many years ago. With a narrator, you can hear the Count's sardonic and, at times, sarcastic, take on the events of Dracula in a voice well suited to the character. ( )

Saberhagen really knows the source text and is true to the original story, although he does add a few scenes that suit his purpose. I was anxious to read this one after enjoying Seance for a Vampire, in which Drac meets Holmes and Watson. In that book Drac was a formidable ally, full of swagger and charisma. In The Dracula Tape not so much. He came off to me as, dare I say it, a whiner--complaining that he got blamed for this or that or trying to make himself seem to be the good guy in the story. He is one of the great villains of all time but seems very uncomfortable with the role. I really wanted the strong, swaggering, formidable Count (of the original or of Saberhagen's Seance for a Vampire) back and didn't recognize the guy in this book. I will keep reading, but this isn't my favorite of the series. ( )

ugh! blow by blow retelling of the original. like the wolf's retelling of the three pigs, except waaaay too long. perhaps I'll try one of the later more original ones..

In 1970s America, Dracula tells tale to descendants of Mina and Jonathan Harker. This book is from the cassette recordings made of that story.

The driven, near-homicidal Dr. Van Helsing and his band of mislead heroes against the VERY maligned Count and his true love.

Romance, adventure, tragedy, and someone finally explaining the ending of Stoker's novel, which just never made sense. ( )

Very enjoyable. The classic story of Dracula told in his "own words" with a very sharpwit ( )