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Although best known as the creator of the Fu-Manchu series of mystery novels, British author Arthur Henry Sarsfield Ward (who usually wrote under the pseudonym Sax Rohmer) also penned a number of science fiction, fantasy, and supernatural novels. Long himself associated with the occult, Rohmer brings captivating depth and detail to his story of a dabbler in the supernatural whose dark interests spin out of controlâ??with tragic results.… (altro)
Found this rather disappointing. It had great potential but the horror moments failed to unnerve me and often they came across as lackluster or melodramatic.
The characters were not strong enough to make me feel anything for them. The story had some good moments, hence my awarding it two stars rather than one, but on the whole I did not feel engaged by this work. I thought the ending was especially lame. ( )
I enjoyed this book on several planes. It is a well written book dealing with Egyptian occult with numerous twists and turns. You know who the protagonist is right away. The question is how to control/stop him. It is also interesting because it was written in the early twentieth century, affecting the writing style and imparting customs and speech of that time period. At times this made it a bit harder to follow, but this was minimal and certainly did not distract from the book. ( )
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Robert Cairn looked out across the quadrangle. The moon had just arisen, and it softened the beauty of the old college buildings, mellowed the harshness of time, casting shadow pools beneath the cloisteresque arches to the west and setting out the ivy in stronger relief upon the ancient walls. The barred shadow on the lichened stones beyond the elm was cast by the hidden gate; and straight ahead, where, between a quaint chimney-stack and a bartizan, a triangular patch of blue showed like spangled velvet, lay the Thames. It was from there the cooling breeze came.
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That night brought no repetition of the uncanny attack; and in the gray half light before the dawn Dr. Cairn and his son, themselves like two phantoms, again crept across the field to the barn. The padlock hung loose in the ring. "Stay where you are, Rob!" cautioned the doctor. He gently pushed the door open--wider--wider--and looked in. There was an overpowering odour of burning flesh. He turned to Robert, and spoke in a steady voice. "The brood of the Witch-Queen is extinct!" he said.
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Originally serialized in the Premier Magazine, May, 1914-January, 1915.
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Fiction.
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Although best known as the creator of the Fu-Manchu series of mystery novels, British author Arthur Henry Sarsfield Ward (who usually wrote under the pseudonym Sax Rohmer) also penned a number of science fiction, fantasy, and supernatural novels. Long himself associated with the occult, Rohmer brings captivating depth and detail to his story of a dabbler in the supernatural whose dark interests spin out of controlâ??with tragic results.
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The characters were not strong enough to make me feel anything for them. The story had some good moments, hence my awarding it two stars rather than one, but on the whole I did not feel engaged by this work. I thought the ending was especially lame. (