It's the easiest assignment a
British intelligence agent could hope for. Lucy Harker needs only see the
secret plans of the Nautilus safely across the Atlantic. As German spies are
largely a fantasy of newspapers, she anticipates no activities more strenuous
than hiding her heritage as Dracula’s dhampir daughter. Then among her fellow
Titanic passengers she discovers the incognita Countess Karnstein—and it seems
the seductive vampire is in Germany’s service. Can Agent Harker stake Carmilla
before her own heart—and her loyalty to the British Empire—are subverted by
questions as treacherous as a night-cloaked iceberg?
The Adventures of the
Incognita Countess (SF/Alternate History/Vampires)
By Cynthia Ward
ISBN #978-1619761193
Price $12.00 (Paperback)
Price $5.95 (Kindle)
126 Pages
Rating 5-Stars
“Great Story Telling”
Lucy Harker is an agent of the British Empire’s Secret
Service Bureau, and when she’s given an assignment nothing earthly – or
unearthly will stop her. The HMS Titanic is about to make its maiden ocean
voyage a few years after the Martian’s attempted invasion. On board is an
American military officer carrying documents Britain is sharing with America on
alien technology. The officer has booked passage on the Titanic, and Lucy’s job
is to shadow him for protection of those documents. There is also a vampire on
board, and Lucy just happens to be a dhampir,
a killer of vampires. So she must watch out for German spies and the vampire.
This was a rollicking fun adventure from the first page till
the conclusion. Though most of the story takes place on board the Titanic – and
we know what happens with that unsinkable ship, it’s full of action, and we
meet real and fictional people; even a certain British Lord who may have been raised
by apes. There is a German scientist also on board who will make a name for
himself in G-8’s WWI. I’ve never really been a true fan of vampire stories, but
this yarn pulled me instantly into the action, and kept me turning the pages.
All of the characters were real to me, including the vampire. The story is
definitely pulpy, but the author’s writing is intelligent and the story telling
excellent. I highly recommend this short novel to all readers who like good
story telling and great writing. I could not put this book down until the final
page.
Tom Johnson
Author of PANGAEA: EDEN’S PLANET
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