Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #238572 in Books
• Published on: 1995-12-01
• Original language: English
• Number of items: 1
• Binding: Paperback
• 134 pages

Customer Reviews

Black bound book....easier to obfuscate?
When I first read this book, it was in one sitting, and several times I have retuned to it to brush up on my lore. I play live-action Vampire the Masquerade and thoroughly enjoyed this book not only as a great book ITSELF...but as a great supplement. In my opinion...IT and the "sequel book" The Erciyes Fragments create a FULL volume of the Book of Nod. GET BOTH! Whereas the Book of Nod has what I consider to be THE outline of the laws of the clans as dictated by Malkav, Toreador and the others, The Book of Erciyes (which some fellow gamers have affectionatly been calling the COMPLETE version of the Book of Nod) contains more history about Caine's curses HE put on the clans, his exile in the land of Nod as well as a rather interesting bit with Lilith. Why get both? Well I don't feel the story is COMPLETE without both and they're a combination of georgeous art and some of the most creative gothic writing I have seen in a LONG time.

A definite must read!
This is the best and most accurate up-to-date book about vampire lore. If you've every thought about reading a book about the demons that walk the night this has to be your first pick. It lists all the clans in full detail with the last words of the 2nd generation clan elders to their childer and a very in depth story about the first vampire Caine. Although some of the writing may be hard to read (like the Malkavian clan text) this is still a great book. But the only way to complete it is to read The Erciyes Fragments which will complete the Book of Nod. ENJOY!

Awesome little book.
This little book was made to be a resource for the Vampire Masquerade game but it can definitely be read and enjoyed by fans who have no idea what Vampire Masquerade even is.

This short book, which can be read in like 30-60 minutes, shows the origins of the vampires, and their sects, and shows their 'fall from grace' from heaven and why they were shunned by all.

And while the book might be extremely short in length, the build quality easily makes up for that. There are wonderful drawings, indexes, and footnotes litered throughout the book. And the silver lined pages, attached cloth bookmark, and smooth hardcover scream quality like no other.

This book is a must read for any vampire or horror fan who wants to learn a bit more on vampire history and their origin.