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My Rating: 5/5
Part of a series? No
Genre(s): Horror, Mysetry, Lovecraftian.
Description/Blurb:
EUROPE, 1925. The continent still licks its wounds from the devastating war that raged across it a few years before. Meanwhile, in London, an ageing professor has uncovered the clues to the whereabouts of pieces of an ancient statue, all but forgotten by history.
When his investigations lead him to fear for his life, he enlists the aid of an unlikely group of allies; a retired colonel, a secretive academic, a magician’s wife, and a Yorkshire matriarch with her reluctant assistant.
Together they will journey across Europe to recover the long-lost statue. They will travel in style, on the most luxurious train the world has ever seen. Unbeknownst to them, however, their activities have already attracted the attention of a sinister cult, desperate to acquire the artefact for their own dark purposes, and now a terrible creature, trapped for centuries, senses that the opportunity for revenge has come at last...
When his investigations lead him to fear for his life, he enlists the aid of an unlikely group of allies; a retired colonel, a secretive academic, a magician’s wife, and a Yorkshire matriarch with her reluctant assistant.
Together they will journey across Europe to recover the long-lost statue. They will travel in style, on the most luxurious train the world has ever seen. Unbeknownst to them, however, their activities have already attracted the attention of a sinister cult, desperate to acquire the artefact for their own dark purposes, and now a terrible creature, trapped for centuries, senses that the opportunity for revenge has come at last...
My review:
I had no idea a novelization of a role playing game could be so good, not that you see too many in the first place.
The diary entries felt quite realistic, all the characters had their own voice and way of phrasing things which meant that it was possible to completely forget that they were (mostly) written by one person. The newspaper clippings, portraits etc. could be a collection of art work in its own right.
The story itself was an easy read (as long as you don't mind one or two disturbing mental images), beautifully written and the characters had clear individual personalities with even some of the minor characters being fleshed out rather well.
I have to say that this book is a must read for a Lovecraft fan or somebody who enjoys fantasy stories set within a version of this reality.
The diary entries felt quite realistic, all the characters had their own voice and way of phrasing things which meant that it was possible to completely forget that they were (mostly) written by one person. The newspaper clippings, portraits etc. could be a collection of art work in its own right.
The story itself was an easy read (as long as you don't mind one or two disturbing mental images), beautifully written and the characters had clear individual personalities with even some of the minor characters being fleshed out rather well.
I have to say that this book is a must read for a Lovecraft fan or somebody who enjoys fantasy stories set within a version of this reality.
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