Dragonfly (1999 novel)

Infobox Book
name = Dragonfly
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image_caption = Dust-jacket illustration by Jason Van Hollander for "Dragonfly"
author = Frederic S. Durbin
illustrator = Jason Van Hollander
cover_artist = Jason Van Hollander
country = United States
language = English
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subject =
genre = Fantasy novel, Horror novel
publisher = Arkham House
release_date = 1999
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media_type = Print (Hardback)
pages = viii, 300 pp
isbn = ISBN 0-87054-175-7
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"Dragonfly" is a fantasy, horror novel by author Frederic S. Durbin. It was released in 1999 by Arkham House in an edition of 4,000 copies. It was the author's first novel.

Plot summary

Ten-year-old Bridget Ann (nicknamed "Dragonfly") lives in her Uncle Henry's funeral parlor. Uncle Henry summons Mothkin, a hunter, to investigate strange things happening in the basement as Hallowe'en approaches. In the basement, Dragonfly and Mothkin discover a doorway to a spooky underground world, known as Harvest Moon, which is ruled by an evil despot, Samuel Hain. Dragonfly is separated from Mothkin and meets up with a werewolf named Sylva who protects her from Hain. Eventually, she reunites with Mothkin for a final battle with Hain.

Reprints

*Mechanicsburg, PA: Science Fiction Book Club, 2001 [cite web
title = The Locus Index to Science Fiction: 2001
url = http://www.locusmag.com/index/yr2001/b15.htm#A456
accessdate = 2007-09-25 ]
*New York: Ace Books, 2005

References

*cite book | last=Joshi | first=S.T. | authorlink=S.T. Joshi | title=Sixty Years of Arkham House: A History and Bibliography | location=Sauk City, WI | publisher=Arkham House| pages=173 | date=1999 | id=ISBN 0-87054-176-5
*cite book | last=Nielsen | first=Leon | title=Arkham House Books: A Collector's Guide | location=Jefferson, NC and London | publisher=McFarland & Company, Inc.| pages=144 | date=2004 | id=ISBN 0-7864-1785-4

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