Reading order
| # | Title | Published | Author | Buy on Amazon |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dracula Unborn / Bloodright | 1977 | Peter Tremayne | Buy |
| 2 | The Revenge of Dracula | 1978 | Peter Tremayne | Buy |
| 3 | Dracula, My Love | 1980 | Peter Tremayne | Buy |
The Dracula Lives trilogy was among Peter Tremayne’s earliest published fiction, appearing between 1977 and 1980. Rather than writing a straightforward horror sequel to Bram Stoker’s classic, Tremayne approached the material with the eye of a historian. The first book, Dracula Unborn (later retitled Bloodright for the American edition), goes back before the events of Stoker’s novel to explore the origins of the vampire count, drawing on the real 15th-century figure of Vlad III of Wallachia.
The Revenge of Dracula continues the story beyond the ending of Stoker’s novel, while Dracula, My Love rounds out the trilogy by exploring the more personal dimensions of the character. All three books reflect Tremayne’s interest in separating historical fact from literary invention, an approach he would later bring to his non-fiction study The Un-Dead: The Legend of Bram Stoker and Dracula. The trilogy has remained in print sporadically and is of particular interest to readers who enjoy vampire fiction grounded in Eastern European history rather than pure gothic fantasy.