Sword of the undead

Sword of the Undead is a 2010 horror novel by Japanese-American author Steven Fujita. It is an historical re-telling of Bram Stoker's Dracula, that incorporates Jidaigeki (Japanese period drama), and episodic samurai drama into the Stoker's original plot to create an alternate Dracula story. It was first published as a softcover in 2010 by Llumina Press.
Plot summary
n 1872, Jonathan Harker travels to Japan to inform Lord Hidetora Kageura that the castle the lord commissioned to be built in Los Angeles, California, has been completed. Leaving Harker for dead, Kageura relocates to the United States. Meanwhile, Harker's friend, Lucy, dies from a mysterious ailment, which Dr. Van Helsing determines is a vampire's bite. Harker, still alive, returns to the United States, but now his wife, Mina, is the vampire's target. Sword of the Undead introduces a new vampire: a Japanese samurai lord, and a new vampire slayer, legendary historical swordsman, Yagyu Jubei. Jubei arrives at the Harker household looking for a mutual acquaintance, but instead encounters the vampire.

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