In the evil land of l'Morai, three carnival performers investigate a death along the sideshow boardwalk during a carnival, and their search unearths a conspiracy and leads to more murders. Original. 2.
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King ( Heart of Midnight ) offers a simple but effective message about the evils of scapegoating in his fantasy-horror tale of a centuries-old grand carnival in l'Morai. Although citizens of l'Morai relish the spectacle provided by the Puppetmaster who runs the show, they despise his "freaks," such as Marie the blind juggler, Hermos the man-giant and Morcastle the magician. The apparent murder of a carnival dwarf is pronounced an accidental death by a gendarme. Shortly thereafter, performing Siamese twins disappear. Marie, Hermos and Morcastle investigate; they locate the twins' graves but are caught outside the carnival--a capital offense for freaks. Based on their evidence, Dominick, the local butcher, is charged with the murders, but locals are determined "to protect citizens first and freaks second." As the hearing progresses, Marie, Hermos and Morcastle begin to suspect that they are wrong about Dominick and that the real killer, who is more devious than they realized, is still on the loose. King's careful progress from a basic murder to a much larger mystery, which ultimately encompasses the entire carnival, gives the book the momentum needed to keep the pages turning.
Copyright 1993 Reed Business Information, Inc.
Copyright 1993 Reed Business Information, Inc.
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1.0 out of 5 stars
Worst book in series...
Dec 2 2002
By David Courtney
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I'm suprised to see so many other people praising this book. I've completed 8 other RL books so far and this was far and above the worst of them all. I truely had to force myself to finish the book hoping for some kind of redemption at it's conclusion. If this book had been a short story, it would have been much better. The finaly was good, but not nearly enough to suffer through 300+ pages of borring, mindless, rambling. Compared to "Vampire of the Mists", "Knight of the Black Rose", or "I, Strahd", it's safe to say this book [was horrible].
1 of 1 people found the following review helpful
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Unique for Ravenloft
Jan 19 2008
By Lithium Stain
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Format:Paperback
The book starts a bit slow and has other minor flaws that sould make me give it a 4 star rating. The incredibly unexpected twist where all the many holes are filled in along with its incredible symbolism concerning the underside of todays world make me give it 5 stars. This was a book unlike any I generally read but was powerful enough to leave me to lie there for over an hour after reading it to reflect it upon my world. This author must of lived through a side of our own world that a great deal of us are never exposed to... or refuse to believe exists.
This book deviates from typical Ravenloft books in how all the action within is more in the form of a murder mystery instead of typical heroics or villainy.
Perfect Ending
This book deviates from typical Ravenloft books in how all the action within is more in the form of a murder mystery instead of typical heroics or villainy.
Perfect Ending
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Thrilling & Excellent plotted story
Mar 10 1999
By A Customer
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I found Carnival of Fear a bit out of place in the Ravenloft serie. You encounter less of the fearsome creatures who dwell in this Horror wolrd. But a horror book it certainly is! You keep on guessing, but the truth is always different. It keeps you occupied till the last page.
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