The Bloody Red Baron
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 First edition | |
| Author | Kim Newman |
|---|---|
| Cover artist | Tony Greco |
| Language | English |
| Series | Anno Draculaseries |
| Genre | Alternate history,horror |
| Publisher | Carroll & Graf |
Publication date | 1995 |
| Publication place | United States |
| Media type | Print (hardback & paperback) |
| Pages | 358 (hardback) |
| ISBN | 0-7867-0252-4 |
| OCLC | 33269558 |
| 813/.54 20 | |
| LC Class | PR6064.E9277 B57 1995 |
| Preceded by | Anno Dracula |
| Followed by | Dracula Cha Cha Cha |
Anno Dracula: The Bloody Red Baron,or simplyThe Bloody Red Baron,is a 1995alternate history/horrornovel by British authorKim Newman.It is the second book in theAnno Draculaseriesand takes place during theGreat War,30 years after the first novel.
Plot
[edit]The book takes place duringWorld War Iand explores theDiogenes Club's efforts to investigateGermany's attempt to make powerful, undead fliers. Leading the German operations are the likes ofRotwang,Doctor CaligariandDoctor Mabuse.One of their more successful efforts is an undead flier known as theRed Baron.The story also featuresEdgar Allan Poeas a vampire writer assigned toghostwritethe Red Baron's autobiography.
Setting
[edit]The book is set in analternate historyuniverse in whichProfessor Van Helsingfailed in his efforts to killCount Dracula.This resulted in a vampire proliferation across the world. The book combines a large number of historical and fictional characters, as did its predecessor,Anno Dracula,and pays tribute to a great many World War I movies and novels.
Characters
[edit]The novel features numerous characters from other media, including TV and movies, as well as published novels and short stories. Some are directly named, while others are described. The following list is far from complete.
Central Powers
[edit]Fictional references
[edit]- Count Dracula-DraculabyBram Stoker
- Brides of Dracula-Draculaby Bram Stoker
- Paul Bäumer —All Quiet on the Western Front,anti-war novel byErich Maria Remarque
- Doctor Caligari —The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari(1920) film
- Baron von Emmelman — Comic book characterThe Heap
- Hammer - Comic book characterEnemy Ace
- Hardt -The Spy in Black(1939) film
- General Karnstein —CarmillabySheridan Le Fanu
- Doctor Mabuse-Norbert Jacques' literary works
- Baron Meinster —The Brides of Dracula(1960) film
- Doctor Orlof -The Awful Dr. Orloff(1962) film
- Count Orlok-Nosferatu(1922) film
- Hjalmar Poelzig — From the 1934 filmThe Black Cat
- Robur —Robur the ConquerorbyJules Verne
- Rotwang-Metropolis(1927) film
- Theo Kretschmar-Schuldorff — From the filmThe Life and Death of Colonel Blimp
- Bruno Stachel -The Blue Max(1966) film
- Erich von Stalhein —Bigglesseries byW. E. Johns
- Professor Jakob Ten Brincken —Alraune(1911) novel
- Armand Tesla -The Return of the Vampire(1943) film
- Lemora -Lemora:A Child's Tale of the Supernatural(1971) film
- Faustine -Algernon Charles Swinburnepublished a poem of the same name
- Gregory von Bayern --The Dragon WaitingbyJohn M. Ford
- Chateau du Malinbois - Stories of vampire-haunted Averoigne byClark Ashton Smith
- RenamedSchloß Adler(The Castle of the Eagles) -Where Eagles Dare(1968) film
- Doktor Krueger - recurring villain ofG8 and His Battle Aces,first appearing inThe Bat Staffel (1933)
Historic figures
[edit]- Oswald Boelcke
- Hanns Heinz Ewers
- Franz Ferdinand
- Franz Joseph I of Austria
- Anthony Fokker
- Erich von Falkenhayn
- Hermann Göring
- Fritz Haarmann
- Mata Hari
- Paul von Hindenburg
- Adolf Hitler
- Max Immelmann
- Franz Kafka
- Peter Kürten
- Béla Lugosi
- Erich Ludendorff
- Helmuth von Moltke
- Friedrich Wilhelm Murnau
- Edgar Allan Poe
- Willi Sanke
- Peter Strasser
- Ernst Udet
- Manfred von Richthofen
- Lothar von Richthofen
- Sophie, Duchess of Hohenberg
- Kaiser Wilhelm II
- Ferdinand von Zeppelin
Allies
[edit]Fictional
[edit]- "Red" Albright-Captain Midnightradio show
- Kent Allard-The Shadowseries byWalter B. Gibson
- James "Jim" Apperson - From the 1925 filmThe Big Parade
- Doctor Arrowsmith-Arrowsmith,novel bySinclair Lewis
- Ashenden -Ashenden: Or the British Agent,novel byW. Somerset Maugham
- Jake Barnes —The Sun Also Rises,novel byErnest Hemingway
- Eddie Bartlett —The Roaring Twentiesfilm
- James Bigglesworth — From theBigglesseries by W. E. Johns
- Lady Jennifer Buckingham —Doctor WhoserialThe War Games
- Jerry Dandridge—Fright Nightfilm
- Clifford Chatterley —Lady Chatterley's Lover,novel byD. H. Lawrence
- Caleb Croft -Grave of the Vampire(or "Seed of Terror" ) film
- Courtney -The Dawn Patrol (1930 film)
- Tom Cundall —Winged Victory,novel byVictor Maslin Yeates
- Sergeant Dravot-The Man Who Would Be KingbyRudyard Kipling
- Bulldog Drummond- the works ofH. C. McNeile
- Augustus "Gussie" Fink-Nottle- theBertie Woosterseries byP. G. Wodehouse.
- James Gatz (Jay Gatsby) -The Great GatsbybyF. Scott Fitzgerald
- Private Charles Godfrey- From the TV seriesDad's Army' '(referred to as "the Quaker stretcher-bearer, Godfrey" )
- Mina Harker-Draculaby Bram Stoker
- Ginger Hebblethwaite — From theBigglesseries by W. E. Johns
- Mycroft Holmes- From the works ofArthur Conan Doyle
- Sherlock Holmes- From the works ofArthur Conan Doyle
- Nick Knight- From the TV seriesForever Knight
- Kostaki — FromThe Pale LadybyAlexandre Dumas, père
- Algernon "Algy" Lacey — From theBigglesseries by W. E. Johns
- Bertie Lissie — From theBigglesseries by W. E. Johns; an upper-class character who wears a monocle, utters clichéd expressions, and bears some resemblance toP. G. Wodehouse'sBertie Wooster.
- Cary Lockwood - From the 1931 film,The Last Flight
- Lt. Col. Andrew Blodgett "Monk" Mayfair - One ofDoc Savage's five assistants
- General Mireau — From the moviePaths of Glory
- Doctor Moreau- From the novelThe Island of Doctor MoreaubyH. G. Wells
- Ouran- From the 1932 filmIsland of Lost Souls
- Roger Penderel - From the 1927 novelBenightedbyJ.B. Priestley
- Kate Reed — A character fromDraculawho was cut from the final novel
- Lord Ruthven- From the short storyThe Vampyreby Dr.John William Polidori
- Severin — From the filmNear Dark
- George Sherston - From theSherston trilogybySiegfried Sassoon
- Count Sinestre - From the filmDevils of Darkness
- Captain Elliot Spencer — The original identity ofPinheadfrom the movieHellraiser
- Simon Templar- FromThe Saintnovels and TV series.
- Tietjens - Probably Christopher Tietjens from "Parade's End"by Ford Maddox Ford
- Dr. Thorndyke- From the novels ofR. Austin Freeman
- Isolde - From the French film, "Le frisson des vampires"
- Jedediah Leland - FromOrson Welles'sCitizen Kane
- Herbert West- From the short story "Herbert West–Reanimator"byH. P. Lovecraft
- Lord Peter Wimsey- From thePeter Wimseynovels ofDorothy L. Sayers(referred to as "the second son of the Duke of Denver" )
- Wilson - From the Biggles series of books
- Clive Wynne-Candy - From the film,The Life and Death of Colonel Blimp.
Real
[edit]- H. H. Asquith
- Albert Ball
- Thomas Beecham
- Roy Brown
- Edith Cavell
- Winston Churchill
- Arthur Rhys Davids
- Douglas Haig, 1st Earl Haig
- Lanoe Hawker
- Sydney Horler
- David Lloyd George
- Edmund Gosse
- Oswald Mosley
- Philippe Pétain
- Nicholas II of Russia
- Alexei Nikolaevich, Tsarevich of Russia
- Charles Nungesser
- John J. Pershing
- Mary Pickford
- Grigori Rasputin
- William Robertson
- Saki
- Mansfield Smith-Cumming
- J. R. R. Tolkien
- Hugh Trenchard
- King Victor of Britain
- H. G. Wells
- Henry Hughes Wilson
- Woodrow Wilson
Non-aligned
[edit]Fictional
[edit]- Fantômas- From the works ofMarcel AllainandPierre Souvestre
- Jules and Jim — From the movieJules and Jim
- Arsène Lupin-From the works ofMaurice Leblanc
- Perle von Mauren — From Carl Jacobi'sRevelations in Black
- Oliver Mellors — From the novelLady Chatterley's Lover
- Charles Plumpick — From the 1966 filmKing of Hearts
- Snoopy- FromPeanutsbyCharles M. Schulz[1]
- Švejk — FromThe Good Soldier ŠvejkbyJaroslav Hašek
- Langstrom of Gotham University/Man-Bat- Robert Kirkland (Kirk) Langstrom of DC Comics'Batmanfame; an anachronism of course
- Jacques Lantier - FromÉmile Zola's novelLa Bête humaine
- Des Esseintes - FromA reboursbyJoris-Karl Huysmans
- Sadie Thompson- From the eponymous 1928 film
- Lola-Lola - From the 1930 German film,The Blue Angel
- Gigi - From the French novellaGigibyColette
- Jiggs - From the 1958 American film,The Tarnished Angels
- Judex- From the 1912 silent French serial
Real
[edit]References
[edit]- ^Bleiler, Richard (2003).Supernatural Fiction Writers: Guy Gavriel Kay to Roger Zelazny.Charles Scribner's Sons. p. 762.
- Heldreth, Leonard G.; Mary Pharr (1999).The Blood is the Life: Vampires in Literature.Popular Press. pp. 184–186.ISBN0-87972-803-5.
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