The Vampires of Alfama (Magill’s Guide to Science Fiction and Fantasy Literature)
At a glance:
- Author: Pierre Kast
- First Published: 1975
- Type of Work: Novel
- Type of Plot: Fantasy—cautionary
- Time of Work: The mid-eighteenth century
- Setting: Lisbon, Portugal
- Genres: Long fiction, Fantasy
- Subjects: Folkloric or magical people, Mythology or myths, Refugees, Portugal or Portuguese people, Vampires, Dissent or dissenters
- Locales: Lisbon, Portugal
The Plot
João, duke of Queluz, is the prime minister of Portugal. Although he is a cardinal, he is a freethinker, liberal in political and sexual matters alike. His endeavors are dedicated to the cause of progress, but in a world in which tyranny is the norm and the church attempts to exterminate all dissent, his efforts must be clandestine. His principal rival in the struggle for political power is the chief of police, the brutal Marquis da Silva. Da Silva also lusts after Alexandra, João’s niece.
In the Alfama—the district of Lisbon that plays host to social...
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