Brood of the Witch-Queen
Sax Rohmer, best known for creating Fu Manchu, turned to occult horror in this tale of Egyptian sorcery loose in modern England. When Sir Michael Ferrara dies under strange circumstances, young Robert Cairn grows certain that his friend’s adopted son, the beautiful and sinister Antony Ferrara, is no ordinary man but the heir to an ancient witch-queen’s dark arts. Cairn and his physician father pursue Ferrara through a mounting series of supernatural attacks, from swarming insects to conjured fire, drawing on the forbidden lore of the Book of Thoth. Pulpy, fast, and shadowed with dread, it earned admiration from H. P. Lovecraft himself. Free to read as a PDF and EPUB edition.
About the Author
Sax Rohmer (1883-1959) was an English novelist best known for atmospheric thrillers of mystery and the exotic East. He was one of the most widely read authors of adventure fiction in his day.
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Brood of the Witch-Queen (1918) is a public domain work.
| # | Chapter | Length | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Antony Ferrara | 17:28 | |
| 2 | The Phantom Hands | 12:14 | |
| 3 | The Ring of Thoth | 20:50 | |
| 4 | At Ferrara's Chambers | 15:24 | |
| 5 | The Rustling Shadows | 22:06 | |
| 6 | The Beetles | 9:53 | |
| 7 | Sir Elwin Graves' Patient | 10:38 | |
| 8 | The Secret of Dhoon | 14:01 | |
| 9 | The Polish Jewess | 8:10 | |
| 10 | The Laughter | 17:48 | |
| 11 | Cairo | 14:13 | |
| 12 | The Mask of Set | 8:21 | |
| 13 | The Scorpion Wind | 22:42 | |
| 14 | Dr. Cairn Arrives | 8:46 | |
| 15 | The Witch-Queen | 19:25 | |
| 16 | Lair of the Spiders | 18:26 | |
| 17 | The Story of Ali Mohammed | 9:23 | |
| 18 | The Bats | 22:21 | |
| 19 | Anthropomancy | 13:44 | |
| 20 | The Incense | 8:46 | |
| 21 | The Magician | 8:23 | |
| 22 | Myra | 9:53 | |
| 23 | The Face in the Orchid House | 9:35 | |
| 24 | Flowering of the Lotus | 11:18 | |
| 25 | Cairn Meets Ferrara | 14:52 | |
| 26 | The Ivory Hand | 15:19 | |
| 27 | The Thug's Cord | 12:17 | |
| 28 | The High Priest Hortotef | 23:35 | |
| 29 | The Wizard's Den | 12:34 | |
| 30 | The Elemental | 8:37 | |
| 31 | The Book of Thoth | 5:29 |
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