Fantasy

Vanitas

by Jeffrey Ford
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Description

Who was the mad inventor Scarfinati? Whence came his mysterious powers? What dark secret caused him to meddle in innocent lives? His bizarre life story unfolds at the Carnival of the Dead, where a young woman seeks his spirit's forgiveness for accidentally killing him—and nothing is as it seems!

What it’s like

ThemeParanormalSupernatural HorrorMelancholicMysticalThe HauntingTruth & Deception
ViolenceStandard
HorrorChilling

Details

First published
February 1988
Pages
167
Reading time
About 3 hours
Format
Novel
Audience
Adult
Publisher
Space & Time
Language
English
ISBN
9780917053078
Series
Standalone

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