Book description
When does obsession become madness? Tragedy has forced
sixteen-year-old Victor Frankenstein to swear off alchemy forever. He
burns the Dark Library. He vows he will never dabble in the dark
sciences again, just as he vows he will no longer covet Elizabeth, his
brother's betrothed. If only these things were not so tempting.
When Victor and Elizabeth discover a portal into the spirit world,
they cannot resist. Together with Victor's twin, Konrad, and their
friend Henry, they venture into a place of infinite possibilities
where power and passion reign. But as they search for the knowledge to
raise the dead, they unknowingly unlock a darkness from which they may
never return.
Kenneth Oppel is one of the great contemporary story-tellers. His
first novel was published when he was eighteen years old. Since then,
he has won extraordinary acclaim for his imaginative works, including
the Silverwing trilogy and the Airborn series. The novel
Airborn won both a Printz Honor and the Governor General's
Award. His last novel Half Brother was named both Children's
Book of the Year and Best Young Adult Book of the Year by the Canadian
Library Association.
Kenneth Oppel lives in Toronto with his family and can be found
online at www. kennethoppel. ca
