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Child of an Ancient City

Tad Williams;Nina Kiriki Hoffman (1992)

SubgenreEpic Fantasy
Age groupAdult 18+
Content ratingPG-13
Pages (Quick Read (<250))
Setting
CSM age14
Goodreads3.48
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Content levels

ViolenceModerate
Sexual contentMild
LanguageMild

Trigger warnings

BloodDeathViolence

Positive tags

MysterySurvivalHeartwarming

Hero archetypes

Soldier / Marine

Protagonist archetypes

Multiple POVs

Tropes

VampireLost CivilizationFellowshipUnreliable NarratorFrame StoryNon-Western Setting

Themes

SurvivalMemoryStorytellingCultural IdentityFear of the UnknownSupernatural Horror

Synopsis

To entertain his dinner guests, Masrur, a Muslim soldier, weaves a story about his encounter with a vampire on an ill-fated caravan through the Caucassian Mountains years before.

Tags

HorrorHistorical FantasyFrame NarrativeNovella