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Review: Drachenfels (The Vampire Genevieve book 1) by Jack Yeovil

A bunch of people traveling to an isolated location where a mysterious figure kills them one by one. . . it’s a slasher movie in book form, just in time for Halloween! 

Twenty years ago, Genevieve Dieudonné was part of a band of brave companions that slew the infamous necromancer Constant Drachenfels at great personal cost. Now the leader of the group, Prince Oswald, has commissioned a grand play about the event, which draws Genevieve from hiding and reunites what remains of the heroes to witness the premier. But strange omens are warning of danger and when people start dying, Genevieve has to team up with disgraced playwright Detlek to prevent yet another bloodbath at the sinister Castle Drachenfels. 

This book was a ton of fun. After a dark, horrifying prologue, the tone lightens somewhat and the remainder of the story is a satirical look at the performing arts and the upper crust of society in the pseudo-early Renaissance society that the book represents, interspersed with a series of gruesome murders that make the story well-deserving of its reprint’s placement in the Warhammer Horror line. Drachenfels is a quick, breezy read with some genuinely funny moments and some really effective kill scenes. The massive cast of characters, although very one-note, are drawn in a way that makes you interested in them quickly and the plot progresses at a snappy pace. It’s predictable, but predictable in a way that feels comfortable rather than tired. 

However not everything is perfect – I found the romantic subplot very underdeveloped, to the point that when the epilogue proclaimed a “happily ever after”, I was genuinely confused. Despite being the title character, Genevieve feels a bit sidelined at points, particularly during the finale, and there really are just too many characters for a book of this length. 

Nevertheless, this book was just a lot of fun, exactly the kind of popcorn read that’s perfect for a rainy October night in. 

Warnings: As is typical for both Warhammer Fantasy and the slasher flicks this book was clearly modeled after, expect plenty of blood and gore, along with some light body horror and several suicides. As is also typical for the setting, many characters display pointed in-universe predjudices against a variety of real and fictitious groups.

Rating: 6/10 (but if going by how much I enjoyed it, 9/10)

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Yes you right,i was joking Edward was just a joke

Good. Oh, another past Bat could be Genevieve Dieudonne. Did I spell that right?

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I’m enjoying Sexual Anarchy very much so far and the jaundiced descriptions cited of the femme nouvelle remind me, in the best ways, of Genevieve Dieudonne. I really appreciate that out of all the AD characters who recur, it’s obvious that Newman loves Genevieve and Kate best.

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Closer, she saw the killer’s face in the moonlight. Doll-pretty, with an upturned nose and the faintest fading traces of freckles. She was frowning with concentration now but probably had a winning smile, perfect teeth. She should be a cheerleader, not an assassin. She wasn’t a vampire, but Geneviève knew she was no warm creampuff, either. She had killed a strong man twice her weight with a single thrust and was prepared for a charging nosferatu. Geneviève stood still, twenty yards from the girl. The killer produced her stake. It was stained. ‘Meet Simon Sharp,’ she said in a clear, casual voice. Geneviève found her flippancy terrifying. ‘You killed a man,’ Geneviève said, trying to get through to her, past the madness. ‘Not a man, a viper. One of you, undead vermin.’ ‘He was alive.’ ‘You’d snacked on him, Frenchie. He would have turned.’ ‘It doesn’t work like that.’ ‘That’s not what I hear, not what I know.’ From her icy eyes, this teenager was a fanatic. There could be no reasoning with her. Geneviève would have to take her down, hold her until the police got here. Whose side would the cops take? A vampire or a prom queen?... The girl smiled. She did look awfully cute. Geneviève knew the mad bitch could probably get away with it. At least once. She had the whole Tuesday Weld thing going for her. ‘You’ve been warned, not spared,’ said the girl. ‘My A plan was to skewer you on sight, but the Overlooker thinks this is better strategy. It’s some English kick, like cricket. Go figure.’ The Overlooker? ‘It’d be peachiest all around if you left the state, Frenchie. The country, even. Preferably, the planet. Next time we meet, it won’t be a warning. You’ll get a formal introduction to the stalwart Simon. Capisce?’ ‘Who are you?’ ‘The Slayer,’ said the girl, gesturing with her stake. ‘Barbie, the Vampire Slayer.’ Despite herself, despite everything, Geneviève had to laugh.

Genevieve Dieudonne versus Buffy--er, Barbie--in Anno Dracula:Johnny Alucard by Kim Newman

I just love these books so much. In the 70s-90s volume, there are cameos by Andy Warhol, Travis Bickle, Columbo, The Dude, Quentin Tarantino, Micky and Mallory, Count Orlok, Nico, Captain America, Francis Ford Coppola (making Apocalypse Now from Dracula rather than Heart of Darkness), Dennis Hopper, Jack Nicholson, Sid and Nancy, John Travolta in Saturday Night Fever, Studio 54 itself and Steve Rubbell, Val Kilmer, L. Ron Hubbard--all slightly altered to fit a world where vampirism abounds. The cameos in the Fellini Italy 50s volume, the WWI volume (The Bloody Red Baron) and the Victorian volume are even better.

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It’s a shame Anno Dracula is the way it is because Genevieve is genuinely great

Still, that’s what her alt-self from Warhammer Fantasy is for

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This book is a trash fire but genevieve is fun

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Genevieve just being like “lol your marriage is doomed to failure” like girl we know, but did you really have to come for him like that

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wait

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Drachenfels is like “what if Kim Newman used his powers for good instead of evil”

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ily gene, this book would have been so good if it was good

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I’ll give you this Kimmy my man, at least your girls don’t Boob Boobily

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More DND art! The most recent version of my elven cleric, Genevieve! Borrowed a few design elements, from her original Great War designs, to a bit of Princess Zelda and SAMU uniform features! ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Home . Mod . Commissions .

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Worked on this one for weeks, finally finished it. Bit of a departure from my normal style, but that’s the idea! This lass is a character I’ve done a few times in my more cartoony style, Genevieve. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Home . Mod . Commissions .