Mordenheim: Ravenloft Book Eight

by Chet Williamson

Two young necromancers agree to assist Victor Mordenheim in his efforts to revive his dead wife, but the doctor's previous creation is determined to stop their work, Two young necromancers agree to... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Mass Market Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1560768525
• ISBN13: 9781560768524
• Release Date: January 1994
• Publisher: TSR
• Length: 315 Pages
• Weight: 0.40 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 4.2" x 7.0"

Customer Reviews

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Mordenheim is a Ravenloft retelling of the classic Frankenstein. Its not a bad book but it is of course a bit cliche, since it is takes so many elements from such a classic novel. It does do things a bit differently and is well written. It a good read for a fan of the Ravenloft world, and of horror in general. But you shouldn't expect a truly fresh and exciting novel. There are a number of places this novel diverges from its inspiration, which is nice and needed. The end is also more in line with the unique world in which this book is based. Its not a bad book, so long as you have clear and realistic expectation when you start it.

A wonderful re-imagining of a classic tale

This retelling of the old Frankenstein story is more psychological than most horror novels, but also has its share of really weird and scary scenes. If you like classic horror, you should eat this one up.

Great book in the tradition of Frankenstein

If you like traditional horror stories and fantasy novels, this is a great read. Williamson expands on the Frankenstein plot and even works in a lot of the philosophy of the Shelley novel, but you never feel like you are reading the same book.New additions to the legend include werewolves, gypsies, flesh golems, and Jack London-type treks across dangerous plains of ice. A great book is one you don't want to put down, long after you should have been asleep. This is such a book!

An excellent take on Frankenstein with a fine literary twist

Ravenloft has done it again: taken an old story and made it better. This time, the victim is Frankenstein, though the way this one resolves itself is quite different than your grandfather's walking behemoth. Adam- the flesh golem (the best term to describe Frankenstein's monster in RL) Darklord of Lamordia -is the villain (sort of) in this tale, though it is his creator, Dr. Victor Mordenheim, whom I saw as the true Evil and more deserving of the curse than Adam.Perhaps the best thing about the book, though, was the fact that it takes place far after the inception of Lamordia, but doesn't leave you guessing. At no less than three points in the book do you receive an account of past times that dictated the final outcome, two of them being the same story, only from two greatly different vantage points. The best part about it, though, is that all three are told in first person, without any quotes, chapter by chapter, but as part of the storyline- which is, other than these instances, in complete third person.The characters were fantastic, and though it took more than half the book for him to arrive, the true masterwork in this novel was Ivan Dragonov, the loup-garou ranger. Williamson did a fine job, too, with the use of firearms (which do exist in Lamordia) and the Vistani, especially their wrath upon an unwitting, unwilling servant.So, to finish my rambling, Mordenheim is an excellent read and a fine novel. I say cheers to it, and cannot wait for another book by the author.