Bride of the Rat God
Chrysanda Flamande was the sultriest vamp of the silver screen in Hollywood, California, in the year 1923. Then an elderly Chinese gentleman warned her that a trinket she'd worn in her last movie had marked her to be the bride of an ancient devil-god of Manchuria. Now the Rat God is stalking...
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Chrysanda Flamande was the sultriest vamp of the silver screen in Hollywood, California, in the year 1923. Then an elderly Chinese gentleman warned her that a trinket she'd worn in her last movie had marked her to be the bride of an ancient devil-god of Manchuria. Now the Rat God is stalking closer, and Chrysanda is discovering that there's no mousetrap big enough to keep her from being dragged unwilling to the altar!
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Format: mass market paperback
ISBN:
9780345381019 (0345381017)
ASIN: 345381017
Publish date: October 31st 1994
Publisher: Del Rey Books
Pages no: 336
Edition language: English
BRIDE OF THE RAT GOD is a marvelous historical novel (with an element of fantasy to it) that belies its kitschy title. The title makes the story, of course, because it is, in fact, about a silent film star who gets caught in a sorcerous web of complications involving a sacred Chinese heirloom, a j...
After the first two pages, I admit, I was worried. Over-dramatic, stereotypical imagery: a helpless, pursued heroine, a moonlit night, bloody hands, steep cliffs. I persevered with faith in my fellow reviewers, and discovered the campy beginning was only a scene from Chrysanda Flamande’s latest movi...
Barbara Hambly never fails me, and this book was no exception. A change of pace from her regular fantasy books, this novel is set in 1920s Hollywood and features an over-the-top cast of characters and a cursed Chinese necklace. It also has a fun, off-beat romance. Try it if you're in the mood for so...
This is a fun book. It actually made me look at pekingese dogs as something more than bedroom slippers.
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