Our Lady of Darkness

by Fritz Leiber

Book Overview

In this superb novel, originally published in 1977, Fritz Leiber explores the concept of "paramentals". Leiber makes his definitive statement on alienation within the urban environment and the... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Mass Market Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 042503660X
• ISBN13: 9780425036600
• Release Date: February 1978
• Publisher: Berkley Books
• Length: 183 Pages
• Weight: 0.25 lbs.

Customer Reviews

Atmospheric and gripping

This is a fine example of the modern horror novel. Having lived in San Francisco in the 1970s (as did Leiber), I responded very positively to the authentic setting and even took out a map to check the sites. The main characters (Westen, Cal and Donaldus) were believable and I cared about them. The connections with occult scholarship and earlier weird fiction added other dimensions. The writing seemed a bit careless at times, so perhaps this book was written in a hurry. But I recommend it to Stephen King or Dean Koontz fans who wish to sample other recent dark fantasy.