The Daughter of Doctor Moreau
Fiction & Poetry, Modern & Contemporary Fiction, Science Fiction, Fantasy & Horror , Science Fiction & Fantasy | Hardback Published on: 19/07/2022
£16.99
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A delightfully immersive story with a touch of the surreal.
This historical fiction sci-fi crossover was as beautiful as its cover! The story was incredibly immersive, easily welcoming one into this world of animal-... READ MORE
Just a great read
Another genre bending smasher from Silvia Moreno-Garcia. Part romance, part coming of age, part colonial sf horror but completely gripping and enthralling ... READ MORE
A wonderful reimagining of a Sci-Fi classic!
A great example of how to pay homage to a classic novel, while giving it your own twist. I love how full of life Moreno-Garcia's books are, and I thought t... READ MORE
Dreamily dark, lyrically gothic
So this beautiful signed exclusive edition arrived in store, and since I loved ‘Mexican Gothic’ and am a sucker for a lovely cover and a sprayed edge (moss... READ MORE
a wonderful re-imagining
Set in nineteenth-century Mexico, Carlota Moreau lives in a distant, yet luxurious, estate, away from the rest of civilisation. She is the sole progeny of ... READ MORE
Synopsis
Carlota Moreau: A young woman, growing up in a distant and luxuriant estate, safe from the conflict and strife of the Yucatan peninsula, the only daughter of a genius - or a madman.
Montgomery Laughton: A melancholic overseer with a tragic past and a propensity for alcohol, an outcast who assists Dr Moreau with his scientific experiments, which are financed by the Lizaldes, owners of magnificent haciendas with plentiful coffers.
The hybrids: The fruits of the Doctor's labour, destined to blindly obey their creator while they remain in the shadows, are a motley group of part-human, part-animal monstrosities.
All of them are living in a perfectly balanced and static world which is jolted by the abrupt arrival of Eduardo Lizalde, the charming and careless son of Doctor Moreau's patron - who will, unwittingly, begin a dangerous chain-reaction. For Moreau keeps secrets, Carlota has questions, and in the sweltering heat of the jungle passions may ignite.
- Publisher: Quercus Publishing
- ISBN: 9781529417999
- Number of pages: 320
- Weight: 540g
- Dimensions: 240 x 160 x 30 mm
Customer Reviews
View allGorgeously vivid writing in this retelling of the HG Wells novel!
Thank you to Netgalley and the publisher for providing me with a free eARC in exchange for an honest review!
I have no previous knowledge of The Island of... READ MORE
Could not put it down
Beautifully written, a retelling of The Island of Doctor Moreau, set in Mexico in a time of unrest. The book not only covers the gripping story of a Doctor... READ MORE
A bit cheesy and disappointing
I thought the author’s Mexican Gothic was a good read so picked this one up with high hopes. It’s harder to classify – probably less horror more fantasy an... READ MORE
Slick writing and a gorgeously lush world built around compelling characters
Never having read The Island of Doctor Moreau, I went into this book with not a clue what it would be about (blurb aside, of course). All I knew was that i... READ MORE
A masterful reimagining of a classic
Silvia Moreno-Garcia is one author that never lets me down and in this retelling of the H G Wells classic The Island of Dr Moreau she proves once again she... READ MORE
Enjoyable historical sci-fi stand alone novel
Another solid stand alone tale from Moreno-Garcia, this time historical sci-fi/horror. I'm not that familiar with the original, although I felt this novel ... READ MORE
Shaking Up the Island
Silvia Moreno-Garcia is a wizard… or just an incredibly gifted writer unrestrained by literary genre. Her most well known novel, “Mexican Gothic,” strikes ... READ MORE
Lush fantasy
The Daughter of Doctor Moreau is a historical fantasy based on the 1896 H.G. Wells novel
The Island of Doctor Moreau.
In this version Doctor Moreau lives ... READ MORE
Quite good
The author writes beautifully and really brings the setting and the characters to life, but I felt that the story and the relationships between the charact... READ MORE
Fantastic reimagining of H.G. Wells’ classic novel
“Though looking at them one could immediately link them to wild cats, they also possessed human form, and he was left thinking of an Egyptologist who had o... READ MORE
Slow-burn, atmospheric read full of tension...
Silvia Moreno-Garcia is very comfortable writing across an impressive range of genres and styles. The one common theme throughout all her books is that the... READ MORE
All about the monsters...
Set in Mexico in the later 19th century, The Daughter of Doctor Moreau picks up the central idea of HG Wells's novel of vivisection and species reshaping a... READ MORE
