Olga Romanoff, or The Syren of the Skies - Artist's Portfolio (Annotated, Illustrated) (English Edition) [Kindle-editie] beoordelingen het boek quotes

OLGA ROMANOFF. She is beautiful. She is royal. She is ruthless. And she will do anything to reclaim the old Russian throne for herself – even if it destroys the planet! Who is she, this dark Helen of the 22nd Century, who launched a fleet of a thousand airships not to besiege the fair city of Troy but to doom civilisation and lay waste the entire Earth? From the pen of H.G. Wells’ most popular rival in the 1890s comes this classic tale of world war fought with the weapons of the future – the weapons we know today. The massacre of armies; the clash of mighty fleets of submarines; the wholesale destruction of populous cities; the terrible combat of aerial navies; an Islamic jihad against the West…and the unwavering imperial ambition that made it all not only possible, but inevitable! A PORTFOLIO OF ILLUSTRATIONS FROM A STEAMPUNK CLASSIC! * 16 high-resolution reproductions of the art of Fred T. Jane * with a foreword by Igor Spajic Since the text of the novel can be sourced elsewhere, "Olga Romanoff - Artist's Portfolio" does not include it. What this book brings to Kindle (and to the digital world) are the only authentic reproductions of the original plates in a higher resolution. The fine ink-and-wash illustrations you see are the work of Fred T. Jane, a remarkable and popular illustrator in the 1890s who launched the 'Jane's Defence Weekly' publishing empire. This scientific romance from the Victorian era is a must-have for steampunk fans!