This Dark Endeavour: The Apprenticeship Of Victor Frankenstein
Type
Book
Authors
ISBN 10
1554683394
ISBN 13
9781554683390
Category
813 Fiction
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Publication Year
2011
Publisher
Pages
304
Subject
Twins -- Fiction. Brothers -- Fiction. Alchemy -- Fiction.
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Abstract
When his twin brother falls ill in the family's chateau in the independent republic of Geneva in the eighteenth century, sixteen-year-old Victor Frankenstein embarks on a dangerous and uncertain quest to create the forbidden Elixir of Life described in an ancient text in the family's secret Biblioteka Obscura. A prequel to Mary Shelley's Frankenstein. Suggested level: secondary.
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Synopsis
Growing up, twin brothers Victor and Konrad fill their lives with imaginary adventures...until the day they stumble upon The Dark Library, where they discover secret books of alchemy and ancient remedies. When Konrad falls gravely ill, Victor is drawn back to The Dark Library and uncovers an ancient formula, beginning a treacherous search for the ingredients to create the forbidden Elixir of Life. Their success depends on how far they are willing to push the boundaries of nature, science…and love.
About the Author
Kenneth Oppel is the author of numerous books for young readers. His award-winning Silverwing trilogy has sold over a million copies worldwide and been adapted as an animated TV series and stage play. Airborn won a Michael L. Printz Honor Book Award and the Canadian Governor General Literary Award for children literature; its sequel, Skybreaker was a New York Times bestseller and was named Children Novel of the Year by the London Times He is also the author of Half Brother This Dark Endeavor Such Wicked Intent and The Boundless. Born on Canada Vancouver Island, he has lived in Nova Scotia and Newfoundland, Canada; in England and Ireland; and now resides in Toronto with his wife and children. Visit him at KennethOppel.ca.
Growing up, twin brothers Victor and Konrad fill their lives with imaginary adventures...until the day they stumble upon The Dark Library, where they discover secret books of alchemy and ancient remedies. When Konrad falls gravely ill, Victor is drawn back to The Dark Library and uncovers an ancient formula, beginning a treacherous search for the ingredients to create the forbidden Elixir of Life. Their success depends on how far they are willing to push the boundaries of nature, science…and love.
About the Author
Kenneth Oppel is the author of numerous books for young readers. His award-winning Silverwing trilogy has sold over a million copies worldwide and been adapted as an animated TV series and stage play. Airborn won a Michael L. Printz Honor Book Award and the Canadian Governor General Literary Award for children literature; its sequel, Skybreaker was a New York Times bestseller and was named Children Novel of the Year by the London Times He is also the author of Half Brother This Dark Endeavor Such Wicked Intent and The Boundless. Born on Canada Vancouver Island, he has lived in Nova Scotia and Newfoundland, Canada; in England and Ireland; and now resides in Toronto with his wife and children. Visit him at KennethOppel.ca.
Biblio Notes
Genre/Form: Fiction
Juvenile works
Science fiction
Juvenile fiction
Romans, nouvelles, etc. pour la jeunesse
Named Person: Victor Frankenstein, (Fictitious character)
Material Type: Fiction, Juvenile audience
Document Type: Book
All Authors / Contributors: Kenneth Oppel
ISBN: 9781554683390 1554683394
OCLC Number: 729990762
Description: 297 p. ; 23 cm.
Responsibility: [Kenneth Oppel].
Juvenile works
Science fiction
Juvenile fiction
Romans, nouvelles, etc. pour la jeunesse
Named Person: Victor Frankenstein, (Fictitious character)
Material Type: Fiction, Juvenile audience
Document Type: Book
All Authors / Contributors: Kenneth Oppel
ISBN: 9781554683390 1554683394
OCLC Number: 729990762
Description: 297 p. ; 23 cm.
Responsibility: [Kenneth Oppel].
Number of Copies
1
