Product Description

A mysterious attack on Margaret Trelawney’s father brings young lawyer Malcolm Ross into the Egyptologist’s bizarre home, and the couple soon find they are battling ancient forces greater than they previously could have imagined. The Egyptian queen Tera has been awoken, and is coming to take what she believes to be hers – whatever the cost to the Trelawney family. Set in London and Cornwall, and written at a time when a fascination with the East pervaded Victorian England, The Jewel of Seven Stars reflected the perceived contrast between the Orient’s savagery and moral degradation, and its exotic beauty and opulence.

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #216825 in Books
• Published on: 2008-07-31
• Original language: English
• Number of items: 1
• Binding: Paperback
• 320 pages

About the Author
Abraham 'Bram' Stoker (1847-1912) was best known for his vampire novel Dracula(1897). His other works include The Mystery of the Sea (1902), The Jewel of the Seven Stars (1903), The Man (1905) and The Lair of the White Worm (1911). Kate Hebblethwaite is a Research Fellow at Trinity College, Dublin. She has published a number of articles on popular fiction authors of the nineteenth and twentieth century.

Customer Reviews

Just a bit boring
I read this book because I loved Dracula and thought that the supernatural element of this book would be equally as exciting. It was a disappointment - the language is one of the only things that is redeeming for this novel - Stoker has a way of writing everything very elaborately but still manages to make it interesting. Aside from this however the storyline is quite dull - it boils down to a small group of people's attempt at ressurecting the Egyptian Mummy 'Queen Terra'..

It has a lot of potential but I feel that more should happen - there is a romantic sub plot which could have been taken much further, and the ending is a serious let down - it seems as though Stoker couldn't think of an exciting outcome to the story so just decided to draw a line and write 'The End'.

I wouldn't recommend it as a particularly interesting read - its just alright - not good, not bad - if your wanting something brilliant read Stoker's Dracula.