The Book of the Damned (Secret Books of Paradys) - Hardcover

Lee, Tanith

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0879514086 ISBN 13: 9780879514082

Publisher: The Overlook Press, 1990

Synopsis

Three novellas linked by their setting in the strange magical city of Paradys, in a timeless France, evoke an alternate world of dark fantasy, bizarre imagination, and decadent atmosphere

About this title

About the Author:

Tanith Lee is one of the leading fantasy authors working today. She has written over 50 novels and short story collections, among them the bestselling Flat Earth Series. She has won the World Fantasy Award numerous times as well as the August Derleth Award.

From School Library Journal:

YA-- Three bizarre, spellbinding novellas comprise the first volume of this series. "Stained with Crimson" is an erotic, horror-filled vampire tale. In "Malice in Saffron," a young girl exacts vengeance against men as a result of being brutally raped, but then tells of her eventual redemption and horrible self-sacrifice. "Empires of Azure" is a grim tale of death and sorcery. The unifying element is the setting: the magical French city of Paradys during the medieval era. Lee's superb imagination and her creative use of language to convey mood has generated three fantastic tales, but they are definitely not for the faint-hearted.
- Pat Royal, Crossland High School, Camp Springs, MD
Copyright 1991 Reed Business Information, Inc.

About this edition

• Publisher: The Overlook Press
• Publication date: 1990
• ISBN 10: 0879514086
• ISBN 13: 9780879514082
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 240