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 multilingual 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]
 The Black Crusade first edition cover. | |
| Author | Richard Harland |
|---|---|
| Cover artist | Kerri Valkova |
| Language | English |
| Genre | Horror |
| Publisher | Chimaera Publications |
Publication date | January 2004 |
| Publication place | Australia |
| Media type | Print (Paperback) |
| Pages | 217 pp (first edition) |
| ISBN | 0-9752143-0-6 |
| Preceded by | The Vicar of Morbing Vyle |
Background
editThe 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
edit- ^ (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. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2010-12-24. Retrieved 2010-01-04.
External links
edit- The Black Crusade at richardharland.net
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