- Mass Market Paperback: 31 pages
- Publisher: Wizards of the Coast; First Edition edition (1 Oct 1992)
- Language English
- ISBN-10: 1560763523
- ISBN-13: 978-1560763529
- Product Dimensions: 17.8 x 10.2 x 2.5 cm
- Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars See all reviews (1 customer review)
- Amazon Bestsellers Rank: 972,179 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
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When the riverboat on which she works as a dancer docks at a zombie-plagued island known as Sourange, Larissa Snowmane must rely on the help of the swamp creatures to save her soul.
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3 of 3 people found the following review helpful
Format:Mass Market Paperback
The first book I ever read from Christie Golden was Dance of the Dead, and it's an equisite introduction to an amazing writer.
Set in a world of pure nightmare given flesh and horrifying reality, it's reminiscent of the mysticism and otherworldly occult lore of New Orleans - and the Voodoo tales of Zombies and the Undead. Combined with an edge of high fantasy, centering around a dark romance between the a gypsy-like heroine and a mysterious stranger whose lusts are at the center of an eternal curse.
I recommend this novel for ANYONE who has an interest in Occult Fantasies, Anne Rice novels...heck, I straight out recommend this book to EVERYONE! :)
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6 of 6 people found the following review helpful
A great novel, Golden's best in RL!
5 Sep 1998
Format:Mass Market Paperback
DotD is one of the better books of the Ravenloft series, the best at the time it came out (though subsequent releases Heart of Midnight and I, Strahd: the Memoirs of a Vampire easily topped it, in my opinion) and is Christie Golden's best novel in the series.
Why?
Well, for starters, it strays from the beaten path (Barovia and Vampire of the Mists) and doesn't toss previously-written history out the window (Nova Vaasa and Sir Tristen Hiregaard/Malken and The Enemy Within). It takes us instead on a magical riverboat (a novel idea, pardon the pun, for a book) into the mysterious island domain of Souragne, and does a fine job integrating the French/Louisianan culture into the domain, whose roots seem to stem from there.
She also gives us wonderful characters: Larissa, Willen, the Maiden of the Swamp, and even Anton Misroi. As well, we receive chilling villains: Captain Dumont and Lond. The swamp domain is well-fleshed out, and even the diffences between Misroi's previously-published past and the one presented here are forgettable (Domains of Dread, the current sourcebook for RL, takes this story over the others, for good reason).
In all, DotD is a fantastic book, with unique ideas and a well-developed, well-told tale. My only complaint is that it wasn't as long as VotM.
7 of 8 people found the following review helpful
One of the Best Ravenloft Novels
23 Jan 2000
Format:Mass Market Paperback
It's a shame when quality fiction goes out of print... and that's what seems to be happening to 'Dance of the Dead.' This is one of the finest novels published as part of TSR's Ravenloft line, and Larissa Snowmane is one of the most memorable figures created for the setting.
I liked Christie Golden's take on Souragne and Anton Misroi so much that when it came time for to rework the Ravenloft game setting for 'Domains of Dread' that I made sure the land was reshaped to be closer to the novel than it had been in previous presentation.
If you have an interest in dark fantasy or the gothic horror genre, track down a copy of this book. You won't regret it.
2 of 2 people found the following review helpful
Not great, but not bad either.
5 Dec 2002
Format:Mass Market Paperback
Unlike a couple of other books in the Ravenloft series, this one at least fits the mood of Ravenloft in my opinion. I didn't think it was an outstanding book like some other people are saying, but it was worth reading. My only real hangup with this book was the rather humdrum ending. Bottom line, if you got the time and money, check out this book. But don't lose any sleep over it if you can't find it because it wasn't a *killer book* like "Vampire of the Mists", "Knight of the Black Rose", or "I, Strahd".
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