Child of the Night (novel)

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Child of the Night is a novel by Nancy Kilpatrick published by Raven in 1996. The novel was nominated for both the 1996 Bram Stoker Award for Novel and 1997 Aurora. [1]

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Plot summary

Child of the Night is a novel in which American divorcee Carol Robins flees to Europe from the betrayal that ended her marriage, where she encounters the sexually sadistic vampire Andre. [2]

Reception

Maryanne Booth reviewed Child of the Night for Arcane magazine, rating it a 6 out of 10 overall. [2] Booth comments that "Best described as an erotic Mills & Boon 'girl meets S&M monster', writhing with emotional and colourful passages. Largely a fun read, though more than a tad morally questionable in places. Intriguing, but not comparable to Anne Rice at her best." [2]

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References

  1. "Title: Child of the Night". www.isfdb.org. Retrieved 2019-11-17.
  2. 1 2 3 Booth, Maryanne (June 1996). "The Great Library". Arcane (7). Future Publishing: 83.