Thanks for contributing. It's actually not the very first fiction book about vampires, but it was the one that really stuck. Also, Stoker pulled his ideas from folklore, but he made them common knowledge. Again, many reviewers say he wasn't the very best writer, but he presented the story in a clever way. I just like to figure out why some books catch on, and he had a lot of the right ingredients, but I guess nothing is every totally new. I appreciate your ideas!