Sabella, or The Blood Stone
โ Scribed by Tanith Lee
- Publisher
- DAW
- Year
- 2020
- Tongue
- en-US
- Weight
- 119 KB
- Category
- Fiction
- ISBN
- 0698404483
No coin nor oath required. For personal study only.
โฆ Synopsis
**This repackaged edition of a classic sci-fi tale from a master storyteller explores the life of a vampire on a Mars-like colony as she struggles to hide her true nature.
** On the rosy sands of a distant Earth colony, Sabella lives a quiet life in her isolated home--carefully hiding her vampirism from society.
Sabella may not be undead, but she is painfully allergic to sunlight, possesses supernatural strength and speed, and feeds on fresh blood. In her youth, Sabella seduced a number of men, killing them all for fear of discovery. But with age comes control, and Sabella has sworn off of drinking human blood.
After four years of staying clean, Sabella receives an invitation to her Aunt Cassi's funeral--along with several thousand credits to ensure she attends the reading of the will. But when Sabella arrives at the funeral, she discovers that the funds were a ruse. Before her death, Cassi--a devout Christian Revivalist--discovered the truth about...
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