Brood of the Witch-Queen (Paperback) (ISBN-13: 9781983984525)

Brood of the Witch-Queen, a compelling novel of Egyptian horror. Arthur Henry Sarsfield Ward (15 February 1883 - 1 June 1959), better known as Sax Rohmer, was a prolific English novelist. He is most remembered for his series of novels featuring the master criminal Dr. Fu Manchu. He published his first novel Pause anonymously in 1910 and the first Fu Manchu story, The Mystery of Dr. Fu Manchu, was serialized over 1912-13. It was an immediate success with its fast paced story of Sir Denis Nayland Smith and Dr. Petrie facing the worldwide conspiracy of the 'Yellow Peril'. The Fu Manchu stories, together with those featuring Gaston Max or Morris Klaw, made Rohmer one of the most successful and well-paid writers in of the 1920s and 1930s. But Rohmer was very poor at handling his wealth. After World War II the Rohmers moved to New York. Rohmer died in 1959 due to an outbreak of avian influenza ("Asian Flu").

Author: Jv Editors, Sax Rohmer
ISBN-10: 1983984523
ISBN-13: 9781983984525
Publisher: Createspace Independent Publishing Platform
Language: English
Published: 01/17/2018
Pages: 258
Format: Paperback
Weight: 0.77lbs
Size: 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.54d