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This dark endeavour

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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  • "Victor, Konrad et Elizabeth vivent une jeunesse de rêve entre les murs du château Frankenstein. Jusqu'à ce que Konrad tombe gravement malade et que Victor se rende compte qu'il est amoureux de leur cousine Elizabeth, tout comme lui. Heureusement, un vieux bouquin traitant d'alchimie, découvert entre les murs de la Biblioteka Obscura, révèle la recette d'un mystérieux élixir de vie. Victor et Elizabeth, accompagnés de leur ami Henry Clerval, se mettent aussitôt en quête des trois rares ingrédients servant à composer l'élixir. Arriveront-ils à créer la potion à temps pour guérir Konrad ?"
  • "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."@en
  • "WITH BONUS MATERIAL: Pages from Victor Frankenstein's sketchbook and an excerpt from the upcoming sequel, Such Wicked Intent, available August 2012. Victor Frankenstein leads a charmed life. He and his twin brother, Konrad, and their beautiful cousin Elizabeth take lessons at home and spend their spare time fencing and horseback riding. Along with their friend Henry, they have explored all the hidden passageways and secret rooms of the palatial Frankenstein chateau. Except one. The Dark Library contains ancient tomes written in strange languages, and filled with forbidden knowledge. Their father makes them promise never to visit the library again, but when Konrad becomes deathly ill, Victor knows he must find the book that contains the recipe for the legendary Elixir of Life. The elixir needs only three ingredients. But 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."@en

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  • "Electronic books"
  • "Electronic books"@en
  • "Fiction"@en
  • "Fiction"
  • "Young adult works"@en
  • "Juvenile works"
  • "Young adult fiction"@en
  • "Gothic fiction (Literary genre)"@en

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  • "This dark endeavour"@en
  • "L'apprentissage de Victor Frankenstein. Tome 1, Un sombre projet"
  • "This dark endeavour (with bonus material) the apprenticeship of victor frankenstein"@en
  • "This dark endeavour : the apprenticeship of Victor Frankenstein"
  • "Un sombre projet"

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