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Child of an Ancient City

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'Child of an Ancient City' by Tad Williams is a dark fantasy novella that follows the journey of a group of travelers besieged by a vampire during their dangerous travels. To stay alive, they must entertain the vampire by telling stories, leading to a series of tales reminiscent of the Arabian Nights with a grim twist. features multiple stories within the main narrative, creating a complex storytelling structure that some readers found confusing but intriguing. The writing style is described as simple and shallow by some, lacking the complexity and emotion found in Williams' other popular works.

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Storyteller Masrur al-Adan relates his journey as a young man into the realm of a dreaded vampyr, who challenges Masrur and his companions to a life-or-death storytelling contest.

1992
144 pages
 
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