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Binding: HardcoverEAN: 9780554374710 ISBN: 0554374714 Label: BiblioLife Manufacturer: BiblioLife Number Of Items: 1 Number Of Pages: 240 Publication Date: August 18, 2008 Publisher: BiblioLife Reading Level: All Ages Studio: BiblioLife Related Items:
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 Rating:  - The Brooding broodNow,I have read quite a few "weird" tales in my time,from R.W.Chambers,HPL to Merrit or even H.H.Ewers-but this story,presented in a very fine manner,is one of the best and weirdst weird tales I have ever read.It combines locality,with horror and thus takes us from a secret chamber-tomb in an old english castle,to a horrible egyptian pyramid,from London to Cairo and back-and this whole quest is vividly imaginative,lurid and enchanting in its sheer strangeness.Though Ward could write things of no ... Read More Rating: - Period Occult Fiction, Inspiration for Indiana Jones."It was a bat, a fairly large one and a clot of blood marked the place where its head had been." The most gripping adventure story I've read in some time. More thrilling than the Indiana Jones movies; If Spielberg hasn't carefully studied this, he should! I especially liked the circa 1918 view of the occult sciences, and their practitioners. Rohmer creates a consistent and creepy supernatural world. Rohmer's works are mysteriously absent from my entire county library system, but ... Read More Rating:  - Sax Rohmer high melodramaAnother galloping art deco era blood curdling thriller a la Sax Rohmer. Rohmer is usually always a fun read, there are a few clunkers (see my review for the "Green Eyes of Bast"), but the Fu Manchu and the other "yellow peril" novels are delightful period pieces of adventure for those not so politically correct to let it stand in the way of a good story. Often the men are British moral prigs (no other word captures this quality-sorry). Fighting like any stout & bold Englishman, the dark ancient ... Read More Rating:  - Good, but ending is abruptGood pulp adventure story that spans from the homes of London's elite to the ancient pyramids of Egypt. Contains many vivid and exciting scenes. What begins as a murder mystery turns into the hunt for a diabolical villian with supernatural powers. Fans of the Indiana Jones movies, and of the recent remake of "The Mummy", would probably like this book. The only thing that spoilt the fun for me was the abrupt ending. But, it's still worth reading. Rating: - That's one brooding witch queen!Sax Rohmer is one of my guilty pleasures. He may not be politically correct, but he really knew how to pack atmosphere and suspense into what were essentially written movie serials. The Fu Manchu stories are great fun, but his absolute best is 'Witch Queen'. A friend told me years ago that this was the scariest book he had ever read and I have to agree with him. This is easily the eeriest book I have ever read. And when the characters start crawling around in the pyramid of Meydum...well! The ... Read More 
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