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The Shadow of Frankenstein

Empire of the Necromancers #1 / 3 ✓
by Brian Stableford
The Shadow of Frankenstein (Empire of the Necromancers #1) by Brian Stableford
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1821. Thanks to the technique recently discovered by Victor Frankenstein, it is now possible to resurrect the dead. The British Crown put their best man, former Scotland Yard Superintendent Gregory Temple on the trail of criminal mastermind Henri de Belcamp, a.k.a. John Devil, who plans to use such technology, and the "Grey Men" it produces, to reshape the world. But behind the scenes, another faction is secretly at work: an esoteric secret society of immortals led by the alchemist Joseph Balsamo who also seek Frankenstein's secret... The Shadow of Frankenstein is the first volume in a prodigious Alternate History saga which embraces the works of Mary Shelley, Paul Féval, Alexandre Dumas and others, written by Brian M. Stableford, an acknowledged master of the genre, author of the critically acclaimed The Plurality of Worlds.

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HorrorHistorical FictionAlternate HistoryGothic HorrorNecromancer
Release date: November 2008

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Brian Stableford

Brian Stableford

Brian Michael Stableford, 1948-2024, was a British science fiction and non-fiction author. His earlier books were published as by Brian M. Stableford, but more recent ones have appeared under the name Brian Stableford.

Empire of the Necromancers

Empire of the Necromancers consists of three books — considered a complete series. The current recommended reading order for the series is provided below.

The Shadow of Frankenstein (Empire of the Necromancers #1)
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Frankenstein and the Vampire Countess (Empire of the Necromancers #2)
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Frankenstein in London (Empire of the Necromancers #3)
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