num_pages: 119
description: Bizarre! Bawdy! Breathtaking! One of the most remarkable fantasy classics of all time! Do you dare to enter the Circus of Dr. Lao? Like no circus you've ever seen before—full of fantastic happenings, crammed with the wonder and terror of the supernatural.Amazing! See the werewolf turn into a real flesh-and-blood woman right before your very eyes.Eerie! Terrifying! Stupendous! The most amazing circus the world has ever known!Spellbinding! See the famous Gorgon—one look and she can turn you to stone (just imagine the amazement of the three sailors who tried to rape her).Fantastic! See the bloody sacrifice of one live virgin to a pagan god (you yourself select the lucky little lady).Plus thousands more! Chimeras! Unicorns! Genuine Greek satyrs! The Circus of Dr. Lao!
language: English
title: The Circus of Dr. Lao
titlecomplete: The Circus of Dr. Lao
genres: Fiction, Science Fiction, Magical Realism, Speculative Fiction, Horror, Science Fiction Fantasy, Classics, Novels, Fantasy, Novella
ratings_count: 1345
places: Abalone, Arizona, Arizona
awards: awardedAt: -1104508800000
name: National Book Award
category: Most Original Book
publisher: Bantam Books