Children of the Night
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Children of the Night

by Dan Simmons

1992•Horror•453 pages

Taste attributes: horrorthrillermonster/alien/supernaturalunsavouryimaginaryrescue/escape/jeopardyfighting evilsolving the riddle/not as it seems

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Boxlist takeA dark horror novel, heightened rather than true to life. Best if you like the extraordinary over the everyday.

Pace: balanced · Originality: balanced · Tone: very dark · Weight: balanced · Realism: imaginary world · Story: balanced · Structure: balanced · Look: balanced · Scale: balanced · Emotional punch: balancedHow we score

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3.0 / 5

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About This Book

In Romania to help treat rare blood ailments, hematologist Kate Neuman adopts a child whose body is capable of accepting any type of blood, and soon she is tracked by superhuman members of a Romanian underground.

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Characteristics

Where this book sits on each taste spectrum

SlowPACEFast
FamiliarORIGINALITYOriginal
DarkTONEWholesome
LightWEIGHTINESSHeavy
FantasyREALISMRealistic
SimpleINTRICACYIntricate
Non-LinearLINEARITYLinear
UnderstatedSTYLEStylised
IntimateSCALEEpic
RestrainedEMOTIONIntense

Genres and themes

HorrorThrillerMonster/alien/supernaturalRescue/escape/jeopardyFighting evilSolving the riddle/not as it seems

Subjects

VampiresRomania

Details

Author
Dan Simmons
Published
1992
Pages
453
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