Book cover for This Dark Endeavor: The Apprenticeship of Victor Frankenstein by Kenneth Oppel

This Dark Endeavor

The Apprenticeship of Victor Frankenstein

2011 Released
304 Pages
9-10 Hours
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Simon & Schuster Books for Young ReadersISBN 9781442403178

Included in this edition of This Dark Endeavor, enjoy a free edition of Mary Shelley's classic Frankenstein.

From award-winning author Kenneth Oppel comes an incredible tale of bravery, adventure, and a brotherly love as a young man embarks on a desperate mission to bring his twin back from the brink of death.

Victor and Konrad are the twin brothers Frankenstein. They are nearly inseparable. Growing up, their lives are filled with imaginary adventures…until the day their adventures turn all too real.

They stumble upon the Dark Library and discover secret books of alchemy and ancient remedies. Father forbids them from ever entering the room again, but when Konrad falls gravely ill, Victor is drawn back to the Dark Library where he uncovers an ancient formula for the Elixir of Life. Victor, along with his beautiful cousin Elizabeth and friend Henry, immediately sets out to find a man who was once known for his alchemical works to help them create the formula.

Determined to save Konrad, the three friends scale the highest trees in Strumwald, dive into the deepest lakes, and even make an unthinkable sacrifice in their quest for the elixir’s ingredients. And as if their task was not complicated enough, a new realm of danger—that of illicit love—threatens to end the ordeal in tragedy.

Kenneth Oppel

KENNETH OPPEL is the bestselling author of numerous books for young readers. His award-winning Silverwing trilogy has sold over a million copies worldwide. Airborn won the Governor General’s Literary Award and was named a Michael L. Printz Honor Book. Oppel is also the author of Half Brother, This Dark Endeavour, The Boundless, The Nest, Inkling and the Bloom trilogy. His latest novels are Ghostlight and Best of All Worlds, which was nominated for a Governor General’s Literary Award and named Children’s Book of the Year by the Times.

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