'''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
10 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 Silva who protects her from Hain. Eventually, she reunites with Mothking for a final battle with Hain.
Reprints
★ New York: Ace, 2005,
References
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Sixty Years of Arkham House: A History and Bibliography, , S.T., Joshi, Arkham House, , ISBN 0-87054-176-5
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Arkham House Books: A Collector's Guide, , Leon, Nielsen, McFarland & Company, Inc., , ISBN 0-7864-1785-4