Dark Destiny: Proprieters of Fate

Dark Destiny

by Edward E. Kramer (Editor), Mike Mignola

In this historical journey, readers will experience the fall of the Roman Empire, the crucifixion of Christ, and the Spanish Inquisition. They will meet Joan of Arc, Alister Crowley and Adolph Hitler--and witness their manipulation of the forces from beyond. Unspeakable truths are now revealed. The collection features fiction by a host of bestselling authors.

Genres: Horror, Vampires, Fantasy, World Of Darkness, Fiction, Anthologies, Short Stories

479 pages, Paperback

First published December 12, 1991

Reviews

[Anthony · Rating 5 out of 5]

A great anthology. I miss the days when White Wolf was a respected publisher, instead of a purveyor of crap.

[Matt · Rating 3 out of 5]

Long a resident of The Pile, picked up as an interesting looking new read at the store, probably while I was tending the horror section at Borders in Chestnut Hill. Finally it was time for it.

The interesting thing about it was that all but the last of the stories were laid out chronologically through historic periods and featuring historic figures. One that was particularly good, “Death of a Demi-god” by Basil Copper, was very subtle about the fact that it took place in the past. It just dropped you little clues here and there and didn’t reveal itself fully until the last paragraph.

None of the stories were terrible. Some were quite good. Most were average. All were somewhat interesting and thought provoking. Too many featured vampires. Would have liked more of a variety of horrific content. But still a worthwhile read for a twenty year old horror collection.

[Page Wench · Rating 3 out of 5]

To come up with a rating for this dark fantasy anthology I rated each story and calculated the average which resulted in a 3.4, so I was pretty close to rounding up to a 4. The outstanding stories for me were In The Garden by Esther M. Friesner, Night Games by Richard Lee Byers, and Blood Magic by Scott Ciencin. Interestingly, these were all historical fiction pieces but that's not why they stood out. They had the distinction of having a solid, original story and being extremely well written. Others usually had one or the other but not both. Overall, a good read for readers who like vampires, werewolves, mages, and a little gore in their fiction.

[Carrie · Rating 2 out of 5]

This book was very close to getting a 1 star, but since I'm currently reading another crappier book, it got 2 :-) This was a book of short stories based on the WW roleplay world. Some stories were okay, but overall I would never tell anyone to read this book. I think it's time has completely passed.

[Connie · Rating 3 out of 5]

This is "An Original WORLD OF DARKNESS Anthology". The stories are twists on history and reality and feature mostly vampires, although in a variety of types. I found the stories hard to read for the most part, some of them being too esoteric for my lunch-time read. Others just seemed to belabor the point. Not my favorite.

[Julie Alisa · Rating 4 out of 5]

Rating for "Beloved Disciple," my second favorite Jesus story (after the one in The Master and Margarita).

[Megan]

Too many vampires, not enough variety in the monsters. Some of the stories were just too clogged up in historical fact and weren't that entertaining. There just wasn't enough to keep me interested.