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      The Castle in Transylvania

      by Jules Verne
      Published
      Jan 1892
      Main Genre
      Science Fiction Sci-Fi
      Pages
      124
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      Back from the dead: the first ever zombie story

      Before there was Dracula, there was The Castle in Transylvania. In its first new translation in over 100 years, this is the first book to set a gothic horror story, featuring people who may or may not be dead, in Transylvania.

      In a remote village cut off from the outside world by the dark mountains of Transylvania, the townspeople have come to suspect that supernatural forces must be responsible for the menacing apparitions emanating from the castle looming over them.

      But a visiting young count scoffs at their fears. He vows to liberate the villagers by pitting his reason against the forces of superstition – until he sees his dead beloved walking the halls of the castle….

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      Speculative Fiction

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      Science Fiction

      Characters & Occupations

      Vampires

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      May 2006 Melville House Publishing ISBN 0976658399
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