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Agyar lives in an abandoned house in an Ohio college town, where he is joined by a compassionate African‑American ghost. He spends his nights seducing the town’s inhabitants, and his attention turns to a beautiful young dancer and a sharp‑tongued taskmistress, each pulling him in opposing directions.
First publish date: 1993
Genre: Horror/Supernatural Horror
Authors: Steven Brust
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