The List of Seven | Mark Frost | Top 5 Reasons to Read the"List of Seven"

The List of Seven | Mark Frost | Some Kind of Literary Romp!

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The List of Seven

	The List of Seven Mark Frost Avon, 1994 - 416 pages average customer review:based on 83 reviews view larger image
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highly recommended

Dark Brotherhood

As the city of London slumbers, there are those in its midst who conspire to rule the world through the darkest and most nefarious means. These seven, seated in positions of extraordinary power and influence, marshal forces from the far side to aid them in their fiendish endeavor.

Force of One

In the aftermath of a bloody séance and a terrifying supernatural contact, a courageous young doctor finds himself drawn into a malevolent conspiracy beyond human comprehension.

All or Nothing

The future is not safe, as a thousand-year reign of pure evil is about to begin, unless a small group of stalwart champions can unravel the unspeakable mysteries behind a crime far more terrible than murder.

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Top 5 Reasons to Read the"List of Seven"

1. Because even though this is a "sleeper" book it's right up there with the Da Vinci Code in terms of not being able to put it down. Except for one thing...it's much better written.

2. Because you can read it once a year and still feel the same sense of "the game is afoot" adventurous pleasure. I've read it about 6 times since I bought it years ago (in the bargain bin no less).

3. Because Mark Frost weaves a supernatural thriller, "Sherlock Holmes meets the mummy" kind of tale that keeps you hooked from page one. The characters and emotions are strong, the action and mystery keeps you on edge and you can't help but stay up at night turning pages (nestled in that huge cozy high-backed leather armchair next to a crackling fire in the library whilst sipping a snifter of brandy and wearing an ascot); it's the kind of book I'd wish I had written. In the right hands this book could be a fantastic movie and a good bet for blockbuster success (I think Universal bought the rights in 1997 but so far it's never been greenlit).

4. Because at 7.99 it's a steal. I'd get the hardcover edition if you can though, because it belongs in your permanent library.

5. Because if you read most of these reviews you'll see that I'm not the only one who feels this way about this book (fifty 5 star reviews at the time I wrote this).

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Some Kind of Literary Romp!

Attracted to Frost due to his exceptionally good non-fiction works on golf, thought I'd try his fiction, and so here it was.

And what a was it was, a breath-consuming romp through mythology and paranormal and literature and medicine, etc. all tied in to a plot loaded with well-developed characters that slowly unfolds in the typical climax which leaves room for sequels.

How many plots feature a child gone demonic almost who seizes a family and then unplays a sinister plot to go world conquering through bringing satanic rule to physical presence? Couple this with Aruthur Conan Doyle and a supposed agent for Her Majesty galavanting around the English countryside and you've got one read you won't quickly forget.

If you're anything like the consumate reader that I am, this one will have you scrambling for your dictionary to see the likes of such vocabulary as: lyceum, mendacity, rumbustrious, hansom, tessellated, etc.

Such will captivate and hold your attention and live you vicariously winded and unnerved as a reader.

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Great - Couldn't put it down

Mark Frost grabs your attention and gives you a thrill ride mixing historical events and figures. Think Sherlock Holmes hopped up on Red Bull meets Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde while riding a roller coaster.

Victoriana at its best

Mark Frost is best known as the writer on Twin Peaks, and he brings a similarly twisted vision to this wonderful neovel set in a slightly skewed Victorian England.

The protagonist is Arthur Conan Doyle, still a doctor, and with no inkling of his creation of the worlds greatest detective.

That's before he gets involved with a secret service agent with amazing deductive skills, a penchant for morphine, and a twisted, brilliant older brother.

This may sound like a Holmes pastiche, but Frost's imagination takes it way beyond that. We get a flight through the British Museum vaults, chased by the undead. We get a visit to Whitby abbey in the dead of night alongside an Irish writer named Bram Stoker who gets the idea of his life on the trip, and we get a glimpse of what might have happened if Victorian ingenuity had taken a slightly different turn into Zombie armies and vast, impersonal factories.

All that, and more literary references than you can shake a stick at, alongside pathos, friendship, betrayal and loss.

Frost is a fine, intelligent writer, with a unique vision, and this is his best work.

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Excellent!

This is a truly excellent book! I just couldn't put it down and the story just gets better and better.... a must-read!!!!!!

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