Carnival of Fear

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Carnival of Fear
Carnival of Fear (D&D novel).jpg
Cover of the first edition
Author J. Robert King
Country United States
Language English
Genre Fantasy novel
Publication date
1993
Media type Print

Carnival of Fear is a 1993 fantasy horror novel by J. Robert King, set in the world of Ravenloft, and based on the Dungeons & Dragons game.

Plot summary[edit | edit source]

In a centuries-old grand carnival in the realm of l'Morai is run by the Puppetmaster, the apparent murder of a carnival dwarf leads to a trial to find the killer.

Reception[edit | edit source]

A reviewer from Publishers Weekly comments that King "offers a simple but effective message about the evils of scapegoating in his fantasy-horror tale [...] King's careful progress from a basic murder to a much larger mystery, which ultimately encompasses the entire carnival, gives the book the momentum needed to keep the pages turning."[1]

References[edit | edit source]

  1. Kaganoff, Penny (June 14, 1993). "Paperbacks – Carnival of Fear by J. Robert King", Publishers Weekly 240 (24): 65. http://www.publishersweekly.com/978-1-56076-628-5