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Carrion Comfort is a sprawling horror novel by Dan Simmons exploring themes of mind control and vampirism. The story follows a group of psychic vampires who manipulate individuals throughout history, beginning with their actions during World War II. It’s notable for its ambitious scope and intricate plot involving characters across decades. This book is suitable for readers interested in psychological horror, historical fiction, and complex character studies.
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What is Carrion Comfort by Dan Simmons about?
Carrion Comfort is a 1989 horror epic about psychic vampires—individuals with the telepathic ability to control other humans' minds—who feed on pain and consciousness rather than blood. The novel spans multiple decades, tracing the vampires' influence from Nazi concentration camps in World War II to modern-day America.
Is Carrion Comfort part of a series?
Carrion Comfort is a standalone novel, not part of a series. However, it is often grouped with Dan Simmons's other major works of horror and speculative fiction, including his vampire novel Children of the Night and the Hyperion Cantos science fiction series.
How long is Carrion Comfort?
The novel is quite lengthy, running approximately 750 to 800 pages depending on the edition. The uncut and expanded edition, released in 2009 by Subterranean Press, restored significant material Simmons had trimmed from his original manuscript for the 1989 publication.
Did Carrion Comfort win any awards?
Carrion Comfort won the Bram Stoker Award for Best Novel from the Horror Writers Association and the Locus Award for Best Horror Novel, both in 1990. It cemented Dan Simmons's reputation as one of the premier horror novelists of the late 1980s, alongside his earlier Bram Stoker-winning debut Song of Kali.
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