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This monstrous thing / Mackenzi Lee.

By: Material type: TextTextPublication details: New York, NY : Katherine Tegen Books, an imprint of HarperCollinsPublishers, [2015]Edition: First editionDescription: 371 pages ; 22 cmISBN:
  • 9780062382771 (hardcover) :
Subject(s): Genre/Form: DDC classification:
  • 813.6 23
LOC classification:
  • PZ7.1.L42 Thi 2015
Summary: "When a talented mechanic in 1818 Geneva brings his brother back from the dead using clockwork parts, the citizens of Geneva think they may have inspired the recently published novel Frankenstein"--Summary: In an alternative fantasy world where some men are made from clockwork parts and carriages are steam powered, Alasdair Finch, a young mechanic, does the unthinkable after his brother dies: he uses clockwork pieces to bring Oliver back from the dead. But the resurrection does not go as planned, and Oliver returns more monster than man. Even worse, the novel 'Frankenstein' is published and the townsfolk are determined to find the real-life doctor and his monster. With few places to turn for help, the dangers may ultimately bring the brothers together - or ruin them forever.
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Fiction The Harden Library, King's Hospital Fiction Section F LEE (Browse shelf(Opens below)) Available R16780J0499

Formerly CIP. Uk

Includes bibliographical references (page 371).

"When a talented mechanic in 1818 Geneva brings his brother back from the dead using clockwork parts, the citizens of Geneva think they may have inspired the recently published novel Frankenstein"--

In an alternative fantasy world where some men are made from clockwork parts and carriages are steam powered, Alasdair Finch, a young mechanic, does the unthinkable after his brother dies: he uses clockwork pieces to bring Oliver back from the dead. But the resurrection does not go as planned, and Oliver returns more monster than man. Even worse, the novel 'Frankenstein' is published and the townsfolk are determined to find the real-life doctor and his monster. With few places to turn for help, the dangers may ultimately bring the brothers together - or ruin them forever.

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