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Modern Marvels - Viktoriana
Be warned - These vampires don't sparkle!!)
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A secret fellowship of nine incredibly unique individuals.
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Trapped in a deadly battle between an ancient evil and the vampire nations.
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Mankind's last hope.
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Featuring an all-star gallery of the world's greatest Viktorian era heroes, including: Henry Rider Haggard (author of Allan Quatermain & King Solomon's Mines) as the Warrior, Arthur Conan Doyle (author of Sherlock Holmes & Professor Challenger) as the Doctor, Jules Verne (the Father of Science Fiction & author of the Voyages Extraordinaires series) as the Merovingian, Herbert George Wells (author of The Time Machine & War of the Worlds) as the Scientist, Mary Shelley (author of Frankenstein: or, The Modern Prometheus) as the Oracle, Harry Houdini (the Handcuff King) as the Mage, Bram Stoker (author of Dracula & The Lair of the White Worm) as the Juggernaut, Nikola Tesla (the Master of Electricity) as the Inventor, Edgar Allen Poe (author of The Raven & The Pit and the Pendulum) as the Raven, and Mark Twain (author of Tom Sawyer & Huckleberry Finn) as Himself.
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Also starring: Countess Elizabeth Báthory aka The Blood Countess, Varney the Vampire, progenitor of the undead species, & Aleister Crowley, The Great Beast. And Special Guest Star: Count Vlad Dracula, the Prince of Darkness & Lord of the Vampires.
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Paranormal investigators and adventurers.
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Archaeologists of history.
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Vampire slayers!!
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A secret fellowship of nine incredibly unique individuals.
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Trapped in a deadly battle between an ancient evil and the vampire nations.
† † † † †
Mankind's last hope.
† † † † †
Featuring an all-star gallery of the world's greatest Viktorian era heroes, including: Henry Rider Haggard (author of Allan Quatermain & King Solomon's Mines) as the Warrior, Arthur Conan Doyle (author of Sherlock Holmes & Professor Challenger) as the Doctor, Jules Verne (the Father of Science Fiction & author of the Voyages Extraordinaires series) as the Merovingian, Herbert George Wells (author of The Time Machine & War of the Worlds) as the Scientist, Mary Shelley (author of Frankenstein: or, The Modern Prometheus) as the Oracle, Harry Houdini (the Handcuff King) as the Mage, Bram Stoker (author of Dracula & The Lair of the White Worm) as the Juggernaut, Nikola Tesla (the Master of Electricity) as the Inventor, Edgar Allen Poe (author of The Raven & The Pit and the Pendulum) as the Raven, and Mark Twain (author of Tom Sawyer & Huckleberry Finn) as Himself.
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Also starring: Countess Elizabeth Báthory aka The Blood Countess, Varney the Vampire, progenitor of the undead species, & Aleister Crowley, The Great Beast. And Special Guest Star: Count Vlad Dracula, the Prince of Darkness & Lord of the Vampires.
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Paranormal investigators and adventurers.
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Archaeologists of history.
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Vampire slayers!!
- GenresVampires
472 pages, Paperback
First published April 1, 2011
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May 24, 2013
If you like Alan Moores League of Extraordinary Gentlemen, times it by 10 and hold tight. For fans of literary and historical characters everywhere comes the ultimate team up!
Wayne Reinagel can do no wrong!
Too many characters to name team up to fight the ultimate vampire. A veritable historical who's who.
I have read all his stories and they are all amazing.
Heroes from the 19th century to heroes from the pulps.
Please read.
Wayne Reinagel can do no wrong!
Too many characters to name team up to fight the ultimate vampire. A veritable historical who's who.
I have read all his stories and they are all amazing.
Heroes from the 19th century to heroes from the pulps.
Please read.
December 16, 2013
Memorable characters in memorable scenes linked by a devious and clever plot. Rewards re-reading.
May 8, 2019
I read this back in about 2013, when I was in 9th grade and seriously hyperfixating on historical figures like Nikola Tesla and Mary Shelley - at the time, it was really fun for reading fictional depictions of these characters, and was special to me for that purpose.
I will say, it unfortunately dragged on a bit at times, as I remember there being extremely long scenes dedicated to infodumps and exposition, and I don’t recall if its representations of women and marginalised groups would have held up to my standards today. But it was cool as one of my first introductions to horror literature, and to give it a proper review, I’d probably have to read it again.
That said, I’m adding it to my goodreads to have a full and accurate record of what I’ve read in the past few years
I will say, it unfortunately dragged on a bit at times, as I remember there being extremely long scenes dedicated to infodumps and exposition, and I don’t recall if its representations of women and marginalised groups would have held up to my standards today. But it was cool as one of my first introductions to horror literature, and to give it a proper review, I’d probably have to read it again.
That said, I’m adding it to my goodreads to have a full and accurate record of what I’ve read in the past few years
March 13, 2014
I really enjoyed this book, the story stayed interesting from beginning until the end. There are so many books that have chapters or pages that make me want to just try to read through it or give up because there is nothing entertaining about it. This book Modern Marvels is not like that, the characters are great and they are from history which makes them more enjoyable. I could tell by reading this book that the author enjoyed some of the same movies that I have enjoyed. This book is a hard one to put down but when you do you won’t have a problem picking it back up again.
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