Sabella or The Blood Stone

Sabella or The Blood Stone is a novel by British writer Tanith Lee, first published in 1980.

Plot summary

Sabella or The Blood Stone is a novel in which the vampire Sabella runs into trouble on colonized Mars.

Reception

Dave Langford reviewed Sabella or The Blood Stone for White Dwarf #100, and stated that "The lurid fantasy and SF images mix well, like shaken oil and vinegar, but Lee eventually takes it too far by introducing a dubious SF rationale for the vampire theme High marks nevertheless."

Reviews

Review by Susan M. Shwartz in Science Fiction Review, August 1980
Review by Tom Easton in Analog Science Fiction/Science Fact, November 1980
Review by Elizabeth Stanford in Thrust, #15, Summer 1980
Review by Lee Montgomerie in Interzone, #23 Spring 1988