| Blood Roses: A Novel of the Count Saint-Germain Contributor(s): Yarbro, Chelsea Quinn (Author) |
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ISBN: 0312872488 ISBN-13: 9780312872489 Publisher: Tor Books OUR PRICE: $17.99 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: October 1999 Annotation: The Comte de Saint-Germain is living in relative peace and prosperity in the village of Orgon in fourteenth-century France. He has won a grudging acceptance from the local populace, who are uneasy with his strange and foreign ways but appreciative of his generosity. But a new threat has upset the precarious balance: Plague has come to France, and the people's fear turns to xenophobia. To avoid the scrutiny that could reveal his true nature, Saint-Germain must flee. However, his travels drive him deeper into the heart of the Black Death--and danger. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Fiction | Fantasy - Historical - Fiction | Horror - General |
| Dewey: FIC |
| LCCN: 99038760 |
| Series: St. Germain |
| Physical Information: 1.13" H x 5.58" W x 8.44" (1.10 lbs) 384 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: The Comte de Saint-Germain is living in relative peace and prosperity in the village of Orgon in fourteenth-century France. He has won a grudging acceptance from the local populace, who are uneasy with his strange and foreign ways but appreciative of his generosity. But a new threat has upset the precarious balance: Plague has come to France, and the people's fear turns to xenophobia. To avoid the scrutiny that could reveal his true nature, Saint-Germain must flee. However, his travels drive him deeper into the heart of the Black Death--and danger. |
Contributor Bio(s): Yarbro, Chelsea Quinn: - CHELSEA QUINN YARBRO has been nominated for the Edgar, the World Fantasy, and the Bram Stoker Awards. She has been named a Grand Master of the World Horror Convention and a Living Legend by the International Horror Guild. In 2014, she was named Lifetime Achievement Winner of the World Fantasy Award. Author of many novels of horror, dark fantasy, mystery and more, including the St. Germain series, Yarbro lives in Berkeley, California. |