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Fabled Lands LLP
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John Whitbourn 2011
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Baron 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 undead soldiers, recycled from earlier battles? And how better to silence their own citizens who protest at ceaseless conflict and plundered graveyards?


Set in the 1830s, Frankenstein’s Legions details an alternative history in which Frankensteinian science is a reality, revived after patchy prohibition 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 zombie-like (or lazaran) troops. The remaining independent nations, including England, are obliged to shed their scruples and likewise raise lazaran armies.


Across this crazed and Gothic history stride Julius Frankenstein, soldier nephew of the notorious scientist; Charles Babbage inventor of the Analytical 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.


Meanwhile, 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 Napoleon is developing fresh ambitions of his own… 

WARNING: CONTAINS ADULT CONTENT

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PRAISE FOR JOHN WHITBOURN'S WRITING

“Whitbourn’s wit is both unforced and splendidly droll.” -The Daily Express

“Original and intriguing.” – Starburst

“He doesn’t cheat, and he doesn’t soften the edges.” – Mary Gentle

The Binscombe Tales

“These stories are not comfortable to read, but they still bring enjoyment of good company and the vicarious chill of a good fright at someone else’s expense, and as such are to be heartily recommended.” - Interzone

A Dangerous Energy

“A work of brilliance. Never was a prize more richly deserved.” – Starburst

“A terrifying story, marvellously inventive, written with great power.”
The Times

The Royal Changeling

“The powerful, dark deviousness of Whitbourn’s world makes this novel most intriguing.” – Locus

“Gutsy, witty and time-twisting.” – The Daily Telegraph

“A great historical fantasy.” – The Bookseller

“A brisk-moving, exciting story, rich in humour and historical detail.” – SFX

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“Witty, bawdy, action-packed and extremely clever.” – Waterstone’s SF magazine

“Pulled off with panache and no small amount of humour.” – The Daily Express

“If you’re looking for something entirely different from the run-of-the-mill, make this your first port of call.” – Ariel

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