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Item Details
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THIS DARK ENDEAVOUR
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| By: |
Kenneth Oppel |
| Format: |
Electronic book text |
| List price:
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£7.99 |
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| ISBN 10: |
1446452875 |
| ISBN 13: |
9781446452875 |
| Publisher: |
CORNERSTONE |
| Pub. date: |
6 October, 2011 |
| Series: |
This Dark Endeavour |
| Pages: |
384 |
| Description: |
16-year-old Victor Frankenstein begins a dark journey that will change his life forever. Victor's twin, Konrad, has fallen ill, and no doctor is able to cure him. Unwilling to give up on his brother, Victor enlists his beautiful cousin Elizabeth and best friend Henry on a search for the ingredients to create the forbidden Elixir of Life. |
| Synopsis: |
The purest intentions can stir up the darkest obsessions.In this prequel to Mary Shelley's gothic classic, Frankenstein, 16-year-old Victor Frankenstein begins a dark journey that will change his life forever. Victor's twin, Konrad, has fallen ill, and no doctor is able to cure him. Unwilling to give up on his brother, Victor enlists his beautiful cousin Elizabeth and best friend Henry on a treacherous search for the ingredients to create the forbidden Elixir of Life. Impossible odds, dangerous alchemy and a bitter love triangle threaten their quest at every turn.Victor knows he must not fail. But his success depends on how far he is willing to push the boundaries of nature, science, and love - and how much he is willing to sacrifice. |
| Reader Age: |
From 12 to 17 years |
| Publication: |
UK |
| Imprint: |
RHCP UK Digital |
| Prizes: |
Long-listed for Carnegie Medal 2013 (UK) |
| Returns: |
Non-returnable |
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