(W/A/CA) Frederic Bezian An engrossing universe awaits the reader who dares go past the first page of this off kilter gothic saga, populated with a rich assortment of bizarre characters and haunting plots. Hints of Lovecraft and Poe abound as hidden secrets, the occult, succubi, spiritual s?ances, and repressed urges are interwoven in Fr?d?ric B?zian's award-winning literary and spectacularly dark fantasy.