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Queer FantasyUrban FantasyGothic Fiction

Lost Souls

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  • 1992 first published
  • 360 pages
  • ★ 4.0 (5 ratings)
  • 11 editions
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Lost Souls is a 1992 queer fantasy and urban fantasy novel by Poppy Z. Brite. Much of the action takes place in New Orleans. It features Twig, Zillah and Nothing. Readers will find themes of Youth, Psychology, vampires and LGBT.

Open Library readers give it an average of 4.0 out of 5 from 5 ratings, and 70 more have it on their want-to-read list. It has been published in 11 editions across 3 languages.

At about 360 pages, most readers finish it in 6–7 hours.

About Lost Souls

At a club in Missing Mile, N.C., the children of the night gather, dressed in black, looking for acceptance. Among them are Ghost, who sees what others do not. Ann, longing for love, and Jason, whose real name is Nothing, newly awakened to an ancient, deathless truth about his father, and himself. Others are coming to Missing Mile tonight. Three beautiful, hip vagabonds - Molochai, Twig, and the seductive Zillah, whose eyes are as green as limes are on their own lost journey, slaking their ancient thirst for blood, looking for supple young flesh. They find it in Nothing and Ann, leading them on a mad, illicit road trip south to New Orleans. Over miles of dark highway, Ghost pursues, his powers guiding him on a journey to reach his destiny, to save Ann from her new companions, to save Ann from her new companions, to save Nothing from himself... Lost Souls is a 1992 horror novel by American writer Poppy Z. Brite, his first one. It is the only novel-length adventure of Brite's 'Steve and Ghost' characters, popularized in numerous short stories. The novel is an extended version of the short story "*** The Seed of Lost Souls ***".
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Themes, setting & tropes

Genres

Setting

Characters

  • Twig
  • Zillah
  • Nothing
  • Molochai

Subjects

  • Horror
  • Youth
  • Psychology
  • Vampires
  • Fantasy
  • LGBT
  • Paranormal
  • Gothic
  • Queer
  • Urban Fantasy
  • Supernatural
  • Vampire
  • LGBTQ+

Quick answers

Who wrote Lost Souls?

Lost Souls was written by Poppy Z. Brite and first published in 1992.

What genre is Lost Souls?

It is usually shelved as Queer Fantasy, Urban Fantasy, Gothic Fiction and Vampire Fiction.

How long is Lost Souls?

The median edition has 360 pages, about 6–7 hours of reading at 250 words per minute.

What books are similar to Lost Souls?

Readers who like it often enjoy Prince Lestat, A Dowry of Blood and Carmilla.

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