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The Strange Case of Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde / Juggernaut
A thrilling new sequel to Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde. 1911. London is in limbo between two monarchs. Edward is dead and George not yet crowned. Ex-military doctor Toby Latimer is lately installed in private practice after Boer War service. His life is easy, his indolence assuaged by East End charitable work. Latimer is summoned to an irascible client. He finds he's been summoned to witness a will reading. The will is that of one Edward Hyde. And now, Latimer's life is anything but straightforward... Presented here as a chilling double-bill in one volume for the first Robert Louis Stevenson's The Strange Case of Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde together with Eamonn Martin Griffin's all-new continuation, Juggernaut.
309 pages, Paperback
Published March 16, 2017
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Robert Louis Stevenson
6,595 books6,882 followersRobert Louis Balfour Stevenson was a Scottish novelist, poet, and travel writer, and a leading representative of English literature. He was greatly admired by many authors, including Jorge Luis Borges, Ernest Hemingway, Rudyard Kipling and Vladimir Nabokov.
Most modernist writers dismissed him, however, because he was popular and did not write within their narrow definition of literature. It is only recently that critics have begun to look beyond Stevenson's popularity and allow him a place in the Western canon.
Most modernist writers dismissed him, however, because he was popular and did not write within their narrow definition of literature. It is only recently that critics have begun to look beyond Stevenson's popularity and allow him a place in the Western canon.
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May 23, 2017
I’ve reviewed author Eamonn Martin Griffin before and love his work so when he contacted me to say a new book was out I jumped at the chance to read it.
Now two things stood out. Firstly the cover.. Damn that’s a nice cover! I would have bought this book based on that alone. Secondly Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde has to be my favourite classic horror tale. I loved it as a kid and still do now.
If you've not read The Strange Case of Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde then fear not.. now is the time as that tale is included.
What happened if someone else found out about Jekyll’s work? 20 years later Hyde’s will shows up, why now? Well I’m not going to spoil it for you, you'll need to read Juggernaut!
Okay..maybe one little tit bit..lets just say Jekyll and Hyde's legacy certainly isnt gone..but just who is behind things and what does Juggernaut stand for.. read and see :)
So what does Griffin bring to the tale? To start with he gets the flow of the book spot on and the two books work perfectly. He brings the language up to date but at the same time it really does feel like the stories fit together.
If you liked the suspense of Stevenson’s work you’ll love Juggernaut as Griffin keeps this style of tale going strong right until the end when the pieces of the puzzle are put together.
It takes a brave man to write a sequel to such an established book but Griffin did a brilliant job for me and I think it will help boost his reputation as an author but also open up the world of Stevenson to a new generation of youngsters who might have been put off by the language used by Stevenson.
For me this was an exciting read.. not only is it a brilliant piece of storytelling in itself but it breathes life into one of my favourite books.
I do think Stevenson would enjoy Griffins sequel and I hope you do too.
Griffin has a talent from writing and this books just cements how good he is.
Now two things stood out. Firstly the cover.. Damn that’s a nice cover! I would have bought this book based on that alone. Secondly Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde has to be my favourite classic horror tale. I loved it as a kid and still do now.
If you've not read The Strange Case of Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde then fear not.. now is the time as that tale is included.
What happened if someone else found out about Jekyll’s work? 20 years later Hyde’s will shows up, why now? Well I’m not going to spoil it for you, you'll need to read Juggernaut!
Okay..maybe one little tit bit..lets just say Jekyll and Hyde's legacy certainly isnt gone..but just who is behind things and what does Juggernaut stand for.. read and see :)
So what does Griffin bring to the tale? To start with he gets the flow of the book spot on and the two books work perfectly. He brings the language up to date but at the same time it really does feel like the stories fit together.
If you liked the suspense of Stevenson’s work you’ll love Juggernaut as Griffin keeps this style of tale going strong right until the end when the pieces of the puzzle are put together.
It takes a brave man to write a sequel to such an established book but Griffin did a brilliant job for me and I think it will help boost his reputation as an author but also open up the world of Stevenson to a new generation of youngsters who might have been put off by the language used by Stevenson.
For me this was an exciting read.. not only is it a brilliant piece of storytelling in itself but it breathes life into one of my favourite books.
I do think Stevenson would enjoy Griffins sequel and I hope you do too.
Griffin has a talent from writing and this books just cements how good he is.
April 15, 2017
Juggernaut picks up the of the Jekyll and Hyde story 20 years later, in a London that still remembers the horrors of Jack the Ripper, but is also trying to embrace the coming modern age.
Author Eamonn Griffin sets a scene of late Edwardian cosiness, with plenty of tea and meetings in gentlemen's clubs, and then blows it all apart with a hideous conspiracy that begins with the reading of an impossible will.
The books's hero, Dr Latimer, is determined to unravel the mystery, and finds himself racing around 1911 London, gun in hand, in search of the mysterious Juggernaut.
In the process, the reader discovers that Dr Jekyll was not the only one to have an alter ego, and even Latimer himself undergoes a transformation or two that left me keen for a sequel.
Author Eamonn Griffin sets a scene of late Edwardian cosiness, with plenty of tea and meetings in gentlemen's clubs, and then blows it all apart with a hideous conspiracy that begins with the reading of an impossible will.
The books's hero, Dr Latimer, is determined to unravel the mystery, and finds himself racing around 1911 London, gun in hand, in search of the mysterious Juggernaut.
In the process, the reader discovers that Dr Jekyll was not the only one to have an alter ego, and even Latimer himself undergoes a transformation or two that left me keen for a sequel.
July 10, 2017
This is a well-done sequel to The Strange Case of Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde, preserving a lot of the atmosphere of the original, but adding a fresh element. There are a couple of places where I didn't quite buy a plot twist, but otherwise it is well done. I didn't love it though: the horror element was a bit too much for my taste. I prefer things to be a bit more implied rather than set out in gory detail.
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