The Lady in Yellow: A Victorian Gothic Romance (36 page)
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Authors: Alyne de Winter
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Roses of the Moon
Gothic Terror
i
n a mythical 17th century Hungary!
Secrets of the ancient Dragon Queens unearthed by clairvoyant young Countess Mara, bring doom upon the evil court of the Countess Orzsebet.
5 Star reviews for
Roses of the Moon
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This is an intricate Gothic-horror fantasy that tells the story of Lady Mara as she grows up, a neglected princess in a labyrinthine castle haunted by evil. Basing her story on the legend of Countess Bathory, Alyne weaves a complex web of ritual, mysticism and dark magic that gradually builds up an intense mythology around the mysterious Lucifer Tree and the dragon-queens of old who worshipped gods that existed long before the birth of Christ.
Whose are the screams that echo through the castle walls at night and why does the Countess insist that all the roses within the castle be destroyed?
Beautifully written, The Roses of the Moon is a magnificently visualized, claustrophobic world of great beauty and great horror that builds to a disturbing climax. If you like Gothic Horror, this book is a dark jewel that you will greatly enjoy."
-------Simso, UK
“This is a remarkable book, the creation of a whole world, set in seventeenth century Hungary, and envisioned in brilliant detail, lovingly evoking all its flora and fauna and rich pagan lore.
And it’s the intensity of the author’s vision and linguistic flair that makes this synthesis of the historical and the occult totally credible within the genre, especially as related via the viewpoint of the young Countess Mara, who always engages the reader with her wit and pathos. The story combines a folk-tale element - the fairy tale of
Snow White
with the grim legend of bloodthirsty Countess Bathory. There are parallels with other writers in the fantasy genre like Angela Carter or Mervyn Peake’s
Gormenghast
novels, for Mara’s Castle Szepasszony has an overwhelming presence and operates as an active force in the story. But Alyne de Winter has fused these elements together in a totally original way.”
------Paul A. Green (author of
The Qliphoth
)
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About the Author
Alyne de Winter grew up in the woods in witchy old Massachusetts, so what choice did she have? She left the performing arts, moved into a haunted house in London and began writing speculative fiction.
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