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Philadelphia. The late 1870s. A city of cobblestone sidewalks and horse-drawn carriages. Home to the famous anatomist and surgeon Dr. Spencer Black. The son of a “resurrectionist” (aka grave robber), Dr. Black studied at Philadelphia’s esteemed Academy of Medicine, where he develops an unconventional hypothesis: What if the world’s most celebrated mythological beasts—mermaids, minotaurs, and satyrs— were in fact the evolutionary ancestors of humankind? The Resurrectionist offers two extraordinary books in one. The first is a fictional biography of Dr. Spencer Black, from his humble beginnings to the mysterious disappearance at the end of his life. The second book is Black’s magnum opus: The Codex Extinct Animalia, a Gray’s Anatomy for mythological beasts—dragons, centaurs, Pegasus, Cerberus—all rendered in meticulously detailed black-and-white anatomical illustrations. You need only look at these images to realize they are the work of a madman. The Resurrectionist tells his story. E. B. HUDSPETH is an artist and author living in New Jersey. This is his first book.
- Formato
- Cartaceo
- Generi
- Fantasy, Horror, Fiction and Literature
- Offerto da
- Quirk Books (Editore)
(User: quirkbooks) - Pacchetto
- January 2013 Inizia il: 2013-01-07Termina il: 2013-01-28
- In vendita
- 2013-05-21
- Paese
- Jungtinės Valstijos
- Collegamenti
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