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The voordalak--a creature of legend, the tales of which have terrified Russian children for generations. But for Captain Aleksei Ivanovich Danilov--a child of more enlightened times--it is a legend that has long been forgotten. Besides, in the autumn of 1812, he faces a more tangible enemy: the Grande Armée of Napoleon Bonaparte. City after city has fallen to the advancing French, and it now seems that only a miracle will keep them from Moscow itself. In desperation, Aleksei and his comrades enlist the help of the Oprichniki--a group of twelve mercenaries from the furthest reaches of Christian Europe, who claim that they can turn the tide of the war. It seems an idle boast, but the Russians soon discover that the Oprichniki are indeed quite capable of fulfilling their promise ... and much more. Unnerved by the fact that so few can accomplish so much, Aleksei remembers those childhood stories of the voordalak. And as he comes to understand the true, horrific nature of these twelve strangers, he wonders at the nightmare they've unleashed in their midst.... Full of historical detail, thrilling action, and heart-stopping supernatural moments, Twelve is storytelling at its most original and exciting.
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"An accomplished, entertaining blend of historical fiction and dark fantasy" (Lisa Tuttle THE TIMES)
"A fantastical blend of historical novel and supernatural chiller." (DEATHRAY magazine)
"Sharpeski ditches Napoleon to fight the undead...good vampire-hunting fun for a winter's evening." (SFX magazine)
"Packed with thrills and witty dialogue, Twelve also boasts rich historical insight and compelling storytelling. A compulsively readable adventure." (WATERSTONES BOOKS QUARTERLY magazine)
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"A fantastical blend of historical novel and supernatural chiller." (DEATHRAY magazine)
"Sharpeski ditches Napoleon to fight the undead...good vampire-hunting fun for a winter's evening." (SFX magazine)
"Packed with thrills and witty dialogue, Twelve also boasts rich historical insight and compelling storytelling. A compulsively readable adventure." (WATERSTONES BOOKS QUARTERLY magazine)
Melding the supernatural and the historical, a skin-tinglingly exciting novel of vampires in the Napoleonic wars
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- PublisherPyr Books
- Publication date2010
- ISBN 10 1616142413
- ISBN 13 9781616142414
- BindingPaperback
- Number of pages447
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