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Zusatztext "Spooky and steeped in mystery." - Spooky Reads "Undeniably entertaining." - Shadowlocked "Everyone go out and do themselves a favor and pick up this book and give it a read and see just what inspired so many of the comic writer! film makers and current authors that you so admire!" - 8 Days A Geek "...fun and thrilling... with a timeless vibe... a no-brainier addition to your collection." - Strange Amusements "A gloriously tawdry! breathless! cheesy! addictive series." - Open Letters Monthly "Easily the best companion book that I have ever seen. It is not only caters to fans of Whedon but all horror fans alike." - WizardWorld Informationen zum Autor Sax Rohmer was the acclaimed author of the Fu Manchu series of novels. The first, The Mystery of Fu Manchu , was published in 1912 with many more following. Rohmer also wrote more traditional detective stories and supernatural horror. He died in London in 1959. Klappentext London, 1913--the era of Sherlock Holmes, Dracula, and the Invisible Man. A time of shadows, secret societies, and dens filled with opium addicts. Into this world comes the most fantastic emissary of evil society has ever known... Dr. Fu-Manchu. The insidious doctor returns to Great Britain with his league of assassins, the dreaded Si-Fan. He seeks to subvert the realm at the highest levels, but Fu-Manchu has his own secrets--which he will protect by any means. Zusammenfassung Fu Manchu is once again discovered in London! seeking to further his goals of subverting the British government and preparing for the rise of China as the greatest global power - all under his control. As his secrets begin to be unveiled! a trail of bodies reveals his path.
