by Barbara Hambly 2006
ISBN 0-425-21168-1
Renfield is mad and he eats flies and spiders to maintain his strength.
This book is a "re-imagining of Bram Stoker's classic novel - told from the point of view of Renfield himself - exploring the chilling circumstances of his madness, his devotion to the Vampire Prince, and the mortal fear that feeds his need for revenge." As Dave Roy says at the start of his review, having not read the original Dracula made me wonder whether Renfield would make any sense. I suppose there are subtleties that I missed because of this lack of preparation, but I still found the book intriguing.
I loved the fly-spider theme as it developed from page 1 (20 May: 7 flies, 3 spiders) onwards.
Red herring: "There was an old lady who swallowed a fly. I don't know why she swallowed a fly. I think she'll die!" - see a delightful animation of this children's song.
And an explanation: I am not reading these books as fast I am posting comments on them - I have a pile that I have read and not recorded that I need to process before they are overdue.
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