Vampires & the Shadow World: An anthology of classic poetry & stories - Hardcover

Thorne, Aurora

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0753735628 ISBN 13: 9780753735626

Verlag: Cassell, 2025

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A captivating collection of dark poetry and prose, perfect for fans of gothic romantasy and twisted tales.

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Cornwall based writer, editor and lover of all things magical and fantasy, with a touch of the macabre. Aurora is an avid devotee of Victorian and Metaphysical poetry, and is happiest when she is writing stories, reading a good book in bed, or dancing in her garden with her daughter.

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Step into the shadowy world of vampires


This anthology explores the haunting and evocative lament of the vampire. Emerging from gothic tradition, the vampire is often more than a monstrous figure - they are a symbol of forbidden love, eternal longing, inner torment, and the tension between life and death. Writers were drawn to the vampire's seductive and tragic nature, using it to reflect human fears, passions, and the darker side of the soul. Works such as Lord Byron's 'The Giaour' and Samuel Taylor Coleridge's Christabel established the vampire as a protagonist, blending horror with beauty, and death with desire and the supernatural.


Vampires & the Shadow World is a gateway into an eternal realm where love and death are inseparable, and where the thirst for blood mirrors a deeper thirst for meaning and belonging.

Details zur Ausgabe

• Verlag: Cassell
• Erscheinungsdatum: 2025
• Sprache: Englisch
• ISBN 10: 0753735628
• ISBN 13: 9780753735626
• Einband: Gebundene Ausgabe
• Auflage: 1
• Anzahl der Seiten: 144
• Kontakt zum Hersteller: Nicht verfügbar
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