Philologos; or, A Murder in Bistrita

By James D. Macdonald
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Published: April 25, 2011
Words: 7,065 (approximate)
Language: English
ISBN: 9781458141866


Short description

A short story, first published in The Magazine of Fantasy and Science Fiction, reprinted in The Year's Best Fantasy 9. With overtones of paranoia and undertones of unresolved sexual tension, it’s also an origin story for one of the major characters in our novel Land of Mist and Snow.

Extended description

One evening in 1848, an American scholar, visiting Romania, overhears a pair of Turks planning a murder. A classic tale of supernatural adventure, mystery, and terror, from the best-selling and award-winning writing team of Debra Doyle and James D. Macdonald.

Tags

vampire, literature, mystery, short story, 19th century, american civil war, romania, transylvania, gothic horror, languages, miskatonic university, phd, harvard, strigoi, debra doyle, james d macdonald, william sharps, land of mist and snow, bistrita, bistritz

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