Child of an Ancient City
On a dangerous journey from fabled Baghdad to the desolate mountains of Armenia, a caravan of soldiers and diplomats is stalked by a mysterious "vampyr". Only by telling stories of magic and enchantment can the men forestall the demon's deadly thirst. But the vampire's own story is stranger than...
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On a dangerous journey from fabled Baghdad to the desolate mountains of Armenia, a caravan of soldiers and diplomats is stalked by a mysterious "vampyr". Only by telling stories of magic and enchantment can the men forestall the demon's deadly thirst. But the vampire's own story is stranger than any mere mortal can imagine. . . .
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Format: mass market paperback
ISBN:
9780812572117 (0812572114)
Publish date: 1999
Publisher: Tor Books
Pages no: 280
Edition language: English
From the blurb: "Sitting around their dinner table, replete from a mighty banquet, Ibn Fahad and Masrur al-Adan - two of the Caliph of Bagdad's most trusted servants - are called upon to tell tales. Tales of the unknown north, where they ventured in their youth as guards to a caravan. As their...
This tale was a good one and an interesting to read. My fear of reading mighty tomes made me read this book. I had heard of Tad Williams and I bought, some time ago, after reading good reviews the Memory, Sorrow and Thorn teratology (is this how it is written?). With four books with 3500 pages I got...
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