The Book of the Dead
Along with the fourth volume, "The Book of the Mad", this book complete Lee's acclaimed Paradys series, set in a thrillingly dark and decadent alternate world. In "The Book of the Dead", the dark atmosphere is charged with hedonism, sexuality and death in eight interlocking short stories.
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Along with the fourth volume, "The Book of the Mad", this book complete Lee's acclaimed Paradys series, set in a thrillingly dark and decadent alternate world. In "The Book of the Dead", the dark atmosphere is charged with hedonism, sexuality and death in eight interlocking short stories.
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Format: paperback
ISBN:
9780879517984 (0879517980)
Publish date: December 1st 1997
Publisher: Overlook TP
Pages no: 208
Edition language: English
Series: Secret Books of Paradys (#3)
8 Gothic short stories, partially set in the city of Paradys while some go as far as French colonies. All involve one or more person getting killed (hence the title) and written in Tanith Lee's rich, dark style. I'm not sure if I get all the mythology/religious references in it.
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