The Black Crusade
 The Black Crusade first edition cover. | |
| Author | Richard Harland |
|---|---|
| Cover artist | Kerri Valkova |
| Country | Australia |
| Language | English |
| Genre | Horror |
| Publisher | Chimaera Publications |
Publication date | January 2004 |
| Media type | Print (Paperback) |
| Pages | 217 pp (first edition) |
| ISBN | 0-9752143-0-6 |
| Preceded by | The Vicar of Morbing Vyle |
The Black Crusade is a 2004 horror novel by Richard Harland. It is a prequel to Harland's earlier novel The Vicar of Morbing Vyle. It describes the journey of the hapless Basil Smorta, a multi lingual bank clerk, who is forced into the company of a group of "fundamental Darwinists" by their imprisonment of the object of his undying love, Australian singer, Volusia, in a mobile iron box. The group travel across Eastern Europe during 1894, and encounter ghosts, blood donating vampires and other comic horror curiosities.[1]
Background
The Black Crusade was first published in Australia in January 2004 by Chimaera Publications in trade paperback format.[2][3] It won the 2004 Aurealis Award for best horror novel and the 2004 Golden Aurealis for best novel.[4]
References
- ↑ (2005-03-01). "Doctor's fantasy a winner". Illawarra Mercury. IQ Section. Page 37.
- ↑ "Bibliography: The Black Crusade". ISFDB. Retrieved 2010-01-07.
- ↑ "The Black Crusade by Richard Harland". Fantastic Fiction. Retrieved 2010-01-07.
- ↑ "aurealis awards, previous years' results" (PDF). Aurealis Awards. Retrieved 2010-01-04.
External links
- The Black Crusade at richardharland.net