{"product_id":"frankensteins-legions-martin-mckenna-9781478341543","title":"Frankenstein's Legions","description":"\u003cp\u003eThis epic steampunk horror novel by John Whitbourn follows the fortunes (and otherwise) of Julius Frankenstein, nephew of the infamous scientist, and Ada Lovelace, pioneer computer programmer, as they evade assassins, spies and resurrected soldiers in their quest to solve a murder... Ada's murder, that is \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e* * *\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eVictor Frankenstein fashioned just one creature from the remnants of the dead, but the governments who have hijacked his discoveries see the advantage of resurrection on an industrial scale. What better way to fight their never-ending wars than with armies of obedient soldiers, recycled from the body parts left over from earlier battles? And how better to silence their own citizens who protest at ceaseless conflict and plundered graveyards?\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSet in the 1830s, Frankenstein's Legions details an alternative history in which power over life and death is a reality, a science revived by a second and even more fanatical French Revolution. The republican regime, inspired by zeal and desperation, has swept over Europe, employing inexhaustible swarms of lazaran troops. The remaining independent nations, including England, are obliged to shed their scruples and likewise raise lazaran armies.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAcross this crazed and Gothic history stride Julius Frankenstein, soldier nephew of the notorious scientist; Charles Babbage inventor of the proto-computer Difference Engine; and the Honourable Augusta Ada, Countess of Lovelace, genius daughter of Lord Byron. Pulling their strings - they believe - are the puppetmasters Talleyrand, French statesman par excellence and now a renegade in English employ; and Sir Percy Blakeney, sometime Scarlet Pimpernel and current head of the British Secret Service.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eMeanwhile, the French have been unwise enough to revive their recently deceased Emperor. The intention was simply to pick the brain of history's foremost military mind. However, the risen Emperor Napoleon is developing fresh ambitions of his own. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWARNING: CONTAINS ADULT CONTENT\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e* * *\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ePRAISE FOR JOHN WHITBOURN'S WRITING\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"Whitbourn's wit is both unforced and splendidly droll.\" - The Daily Express\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"Original and intriguing.\" - Starburst\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"He doesn't cheat, and he doesn't soften the edges.\" - Mary Gentle\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"Marvellously inventive.\" - The Times\u003c\/p\u003e\"Gutsy, witty and time-twisting.\" - The Daily Telegraph\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Martin McKenna, John A. Whitbourn\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1478341548\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781478341543\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Createspace Independent Publishing Platform\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 08\/10\/2012\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 364\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.17lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.81d","brand":"Martin McKenna","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":44567260201215,"sku":"9781478341543","price":20.24,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_63b50367-cdad-4ba6-9917-96825dbf97df.jpg?v=1701376803","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/frankensteins-legions-martin-mckenna-9781478341543","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}