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This Dark Endeavour: The Apprenticeship of Victor Frankenstein
The purest intentions can stir up the darkest obsessions . . .
Victor and Konrad are the twin brothers Frankenstein and inseparable until Konrad falls gravely ill. Searching the forbidden Dark Library, Victor finds an ancient formula that may save him, and seeks an alchemist to recreate the Elixir of Life . . .
"In this stylish gothic tale, Oppel hews closely to the Frankenstein mythos, and with a delicious mix of science, history, and horror, he peers into the psyche of a young man who is beginning to hunger for greater control over life and death." -- Publishers Weekly