The Living Blood
Readers rate it 4.1 (7 on Hardcover)
532 pages · Released 2002 · Simon and Schuster
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A note for parents
This is an adult supernatural thriller centered on a mother protecting her daughter from those who seek to exploit her powers, set against a backdrop of family trauma and immortality. The book contains significant violence, including a child's death at a parent's hand, persistent danger to a young character, and mature themes of loss and exploitation that require emotional maturity to process. While it offers themes of maternal protection and resilience, the horror and trauma elements make it unsuitable for younger teens.
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Stunning...an event of sustained power and energy... This novel should set a standard for supernatural thrillers of the new millennium' - Publishers Weekly (STARRED REVIEW) Jessica is still coming to terms with the disappearance of her husband, David, and the death of her first daughter by his hand. Now, Fana, their se... Stunning...an event of sustained power and energy... This novel should set a standard for supernatural thrillers of the new millennium' - Publishers Weekly (STARRED REVIEW) Jessica is still coming to terms with the disappearance of her husband, David, and the death of her first daughter by his hand. Now, Fana, their second daughter, is exhibiting unsettling powers, and Jessica is confronted with the shocking truth: that an ancient lifeblood courses through Fana's veins - and there are those who will stop at nothing to exploit her power.'
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- Fiction
- Fantasy
- Science Fiction
- Thriller
- Horror
- Immortalism
- Mothers and daughters
- Horror fiction
- Fiction, horror
- Fiction, thrillers, general
- Ethiopia, fiction
- Fiction, general
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ISBN 9780671040840 · Simon and Schuster