Dark Destiny III: Children of Dracula

Dark Destiny

by Edward E. Kramer (Editor)

The third book in a series of anthologies that chronicle the dark and complex world of vampires, mages, werewolves, wraiths, and changelings in White Wolf's World of Darkness, "Dark Destiny III: Children of Dracula" features original fiction by award-winning authors David Bischoff, Robert J. Sawyer, Rick Hautala, S.P. Somtow, and others.

The World of Darkness is the setting for all of the games in the Storyteller series, and for several fiction books. Game books listed with this icon belong to specific game lines, but together contain information that applies to the entire World of Darkness.

Genres: Horror, Vampires, World Of Darkness, Role Playing Games, Anthologies

587 pages, Paperback

First published December 12, 1991

Reviews

[Craig · Rating 3 out of 5]

This is a big anthology of twenty-one original vampire stories. It was published by World of Darkness/White Wolf, but the stories aren't related to any particular game. There are some run-of-the-mill stories, a couple of dreadful ones, and a handful of really good ones. My favorites were by Esther M. Freisner, Caitlin R. Kiernan, and especially Robert J. Sawyer, who is not the kind of writer you'd think would produce an excellent vampire fantasy, but there you go. The elephant in the room is the editor, who has been at the center of legal attention for despicable misconduct with children for decades, but that's not the fault of the stories that the individual authors placed with him prior to those events coming to light.

[Ess · Rating 1 out of 5]

Well, the Kiernan story was worth the dollar I paid for this. ¯\_(ツ)_/¯

[Jonathan Scotese · Rating 2 out of 5]

The only two stories that I found memorable are Peking Man, which I thought was very creative and interesting, and Brimstone and Salt, which I thought was terrible. If you like vampire stories and have an opportunity to buy this for less than a dollar go for it, otherwise avoid it.