The Castle in Transylvania
by Jules Verne
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Pub Date Oct 27 2010 | Archive Date Sep 01 2012
Melville House Publishing | Melville House
Description
Back from the dead: the first ever zombie story
Before there was Dracula, there was The Castle in Transylvania. In its first new translation in over 100 years, this is the first book to set a gothic horror story, featuring people who may or may not be dead, in Transylvania.
In a remote village cut off from the outside world by the dark mountains of Transylvania, the townspeople have come to suspect that supernatural forces must be responsible for the menacing apparitions emanating from the castle looming over them.
But a visiting young count scoffs at their fears. He vows to liberate the villagers by pitting his reason against the forces of superstition – until he sees his dead beloved walking the halls of the castle….
Before there was Dracula, there was The Castle in Transylvania. In its first new translation in over 100 years, this is the first book to set a gothic horror story, featuring people who may or may not be dead, in Transylvania.
In a remote village cut off from the outside world by the dark mountains of Transylvania, the townspeople have come to suspect that supernatural forces must be responsible for the menacing apparitions emanating from the castle looming over them.
But a visiting young count scoffs at their fears. He vows to liberate the villagers by pitting his reason against the forces of superstition – until he sees his dead beloved walking the halls of the castle….
Advance Praise
"Compulsively readable... Verne at his most pleasurable and educational, exploring the remarkable reality of our simultaneous technological plummet and ascent."
—B&N Review
"Compulsively readable... Verne at his most pleasurable and educational, exploring the remarkable reality of our simultaneous technological plummet and ascent."
—B&N Review
Available Editions
| EDITION | Ebook |
| ISBN | 9781935554776 |
| PRICE | $9.99 (USD) |
| PAGES | 240 |
