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This title in other formats:Scarlet Tracesby Ian Edginton and D'Israeli
Synopses & ReviewsPublisher Comments:A decade after the Martians abortive assault on the Earth and their attempt to establish an invasion bridgehead on the British Isles, the industrious Victorians have assimilated the Martian technologies into their everyday lives. Hansom cabs now scuttle along the Capital's streets on multi-limbed crab legs and the terrible monopoly of the Martian heat-ray has assured the dominance of the British Empire over two-thirds of the Earth's surface, and whose benign tyranny looks to continue to do so far into the next century. However, there is something rotten at the heart of the Empire...
When the bodies of several young women are found washed up on the Thames, drained of blood, enter Captain Robert Autumn (retired soldier turned gentleman adventurer) and his former Sergeant Major (now manservant), Archie Currie. Together they are drawn into the mystery which leads them from the gin palaces of the East End, and the grinding poverty of North, to Whitehall's corridors of power and the very Hall of the Martian King! A scientific adventure by Messrs Ian Edginton & D'Israeli, purveyors of fantastic fiction for young gentlefolk and the mentally deficient. Review:"Scarlet Traces would be worth it alone for the inspired fusion of H.G. Wells and Arthur Conan Doyle. Bold and shattering, writer Ian Edginton and artist D'Israeli's Traces is a well-crafted complement to its literary antecedents. (Grade: A)" Entertainment Weekly Review:"[A] wonderful science fiction mystery....The production values on this are perfect. The colors are vibrant and the pages are firmly sewn. This looks good on the shelf and reads even better....Engaging and intelligent speculative fiction paired up with excellent and innovative artwork." Silver Bullet Comic Books Review:"Edginton forges his own ground with his alien-influenced neo-Britain setting, which...D'Israeli lays out in crisp, precise, elaborate, and beautifully colored detail....[A] uniquely strange and absorbing body of work." Tasha Robinson, The Onion AV Club Review:"Edington provides a dark ending that makes Scarlet Traces as much a horror comic as it is a mystery, and there can be no doubt that the work is terrific, a great blend of strong writing and beautiful art. (Rating: 8/10)" Randy Lander, The Fourth Rail Review:"Edginton is in excellent form here, with as sure-handed a Victorian-era tale as Alan Moore's League of Extraordinary Gentlemen....D'Israeli, for his part, does the best work of his career to date, beautifully drawn and vividly colored." Chris Allen, "Breakdowns" (MoviePoopShoot.com) What Our Readers Are SayingBe the first to add a comment for a chance to win!Product Details
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