Description
In a city steeped in gothic dread—known by three names and haunted by an ancient curse—young university student Raoulin stumbles into a ruined palace lodging where a ghostlike, unsettling woman, Helise, draws him into a web of forbidden truths. As a savage, unholy beast prowls the streets, Raoulin’s search for answers becomes a desperate quest for salvation, forcing him to confront what the curse has done to everyone it touches. Tanith Lee’s signature darkly lyrical style blends horror and erotic menace with mythic atmosphere, turning the city itself into a living labyrinth of desire, fear, and transformation. At its core, the story explores the cost of knowledge, the fragility of identity, and the thin line between damnation and redemption.
Available Editions
paperback
Overlook TP
Published Feb 1, 1997
240 pages
ISBN: 9780879516987
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Details
First Published
1988
Language
eng
Content Warnings
Content and trigger warnings for The Book of the Beast by Tanith Lee.