The Secret of Abdu El Yezdi: A Burton & Swinburne Adventure (Burton & Swinburne Adventures) - Softcover

Hodder, Mark

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1616147776 ISBN 13: 9781616147778

Publisher: Pyr, 2013

Synopsis

Burton & Swinburne return in a new series!

The Beast is coming. History will be remade. Since the assassination of Queen Victoria in 1840, a cabal of prominent men-including King George V, HRH Prince Albert, Benjamin Disraeli, and Isambard Kingdom Brunel-has received guidance from the Afterlife. The spirit of a dead mystic, Abdu El Yezdi, has helped them to steer the empire into a period of unprecedented peace and creativity.

But on the eve of a groundbreaking alliance with the newly formed Greater German Confederation, scientists, surgeons, and engineers are being abducted-including Brunel!
The government, in search of answers, turns to the Afterlife, only to find that Abdu El Yezdi is now refusing to speak with the living.

Enter the newly-knighted Sir Richard Francis Burton, fresh from his discovery of the source of the Nile. Appointed the king's agent, he must trace the missing luminaries and solve the mystery of Abdu El Yezdi's silence.

But the Beast has been summoned. How can the famous explorer fulfill his mission when his friends and loved ones are being picked off, one by one, by what appears to be a supernatural entity-by, perhaps, Abdu El Yezdi himself?

About this title

Review:

"Serious literary fun as MarkHodder vaults to the front of the new steampunk writers pack. Elaborately researched and name-checked, "The Secret of Abdu El Yezdi"races Victorian explorer Sir Richard Burton through a diabolically baffling maze of historical possibilities - plus there's corsets and airships. Hard to imagine any lover of alternate British empires not being thoroughly amazed and entertained."
K. W. Jeter, author of"Infernal Devices" and "Fiendish Schemes"
"Set in a universe that parallels the one depicted in the previous [Burton & Swinburne] trilogy, this outing leaves the door open for exploring a new dimension as Hodder develops more adventures. Steampunk aficionados and series fans should enjoy this."
"Library Journal""

"Serious literary fun as Mark Hodder vaults to the front of the new steampunk writers pack. Elaborately researched and name-checked, The Secret of Abdu El Yezdi races Victorian explorer Sir Richard Burton through a diabolically baffling maze of historical possibilities - plus there's corsets and airships. Hard to imagine any lover of alternate British empires not being thoroughly amazed and entertained."
--K. W. Jeter, author of Infernal Devices and Fiendish Schemes

"Set in a universe that parallels the one depicted in the previous [Burton & Swinburne] trilogy, this outing leaves the door open for exploring a new dimension as Hodder develops more adventures. Steampunk aficionados and series fans should enjoy this."
--Library Journal

Book Description:

A thrilling new steampunk adventure for Burton & Swinburne.

About this edition

• Publisher: Pyr
• Publication date: 2013
• ISBN 10: 1616147776
• ISBN 13: 9781616147778
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 395