Maleva

by Ralph Bland

Maleva is a fictional sequel to the Universal film, "House of Dracula."(1945) It features many of the same characters from both that film and the earlier film, "The Wolf Man (1944).The book's premise is that Gwen Conliffe, the former lover of Larry Talbot, returns to Llanwelly in Wales two years after Talbot's death and later supposed "cure" and enlists the aid of the gypsy woman Maleva to help her find Talbot, for it is rumored he is not dead but has been resurrected from his tragic end and still walks the earth as a werewolf. The search begins in Wales and crosses the Irish Sea to Ireland, as Maleva and Gwen, with the aid of Gwen's former romantic interest and a band of Irish Travellers journey across Ireland to several locales to find Larry Talbot and help him find his predestined end. Told in alternate third-person and first-person stream of consciousness, Maleva is the story of Gwen Conliffe's and Maleva's quest to bring peace to the torturous existence of Larry Talbot

106 pages, Paperback

Published February 12, 2024

About the author

Ralph Bland is the author of eleven novels. He lives with his wife, a pack of spoiled dogs, and an eccentric MG on the outskirts of Nashville, Tennessee.

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