The Dracula Tape by Fred Saberhagen (1980) Ace Books

One of my favorite books by Saberhagen is An Old Friend of the Family.  I discovered that it was the third book in a series and decided to start from the beginning.

Vlad Dracula wanted to join the ‘modern’ society of Victorian England, specifically London.  He records five tracks recounting his efforts to blend in and the disastrous results of his experiment.  Dracula told from the viewpoint of the vampire.  The story reads with much action that parallels Bram Stoker’s novel and pre-dates Anne Rice’s Interview.