num_pages: 280
description: A caravan of soldiers is set upon by bandits and stranded in the mountains, where the deadly vampyr challenges them to a contest--the man who tells the saddest story goes free--but the vampyr has his own sad story. Reprint.
language: English
title: Child of an Ancient City
titlecomplete: Child of an Ancient City
genres: Fiction, Short Stories, Vampires, Novella, Horror, Science Fiction Fantasy, Novels, Historical Fiction, Fantasy, Supernatural
ratings_count: 494
places: Iraq
publisher: Tor Books