Modern Magic: A contemporary fantasy novel (Book One of the Modern Magic series)

Modern Magic: A contemporary fantasy novel (Book One of the Modern Magic series)

by Beth Williams

4.3 (303)

4.3 stars from 303 reviews

353 pages~5.9 hr readPublished by UK Book Publishing

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  • Henry James
  • Wilkie Collins
  • Stephen King

Fans of these books will like this...

  • The Woman in White
  • The Haunting of Hill House
  • Jane Eyre

Perfect for you if...

  • You love Gothic horror with genuine dread and want the novel that started the modern vampire genre.
  • You appreciate epistolary storytelling told through letters, diary entries, and newspaper clippings that build mounting terror.
  • You're drawn to historical settings where technology (telegraph, phonograph) clashes with the supernatural.

Maybe not for you if...

  • You prefer fast-paced plots—this relies on atmosphere and slow-burn tension rather than constant action.
  • You want contemporary settings or modern dialogue—the Victorian prose and period voice aren't for everyone.
  • You're looking for nuance in your villains—Dracula is evil incarnate, not a morally complex antihero.

About this book

This is an illustrated edition of Bram Stoker's 1897 novel. The story follows Jonathan Harker, a young English solicitor who visits Count Dracula's castle in Transylvania on business. During his stay, Harker encounters three phantom women, witnesses the Count transform into a bat, and discovers puncture wounds on his neck that appear to have been made by teeth. After escaping the castle, Harker returns home. A friend then develops a mysterious illness marked by sleepwalking, unexplained blood loss, and strange throat wounds, prompting a desperate hunt for a vampire. The novel has remained popular since its publication and has inspired numerous film and stage adaptations over more than a century.

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