Necropolis is a fantasy novel by English, novelist and screenwriter specialising in mystery and suspense writer, Anthony Horowitz, born on which date?
Necropolis (Horowitz novel) Necropolis is a fantasy novel by British writer Anthony Horowitz. It is the fourth novel in his "The Power of Five" series. The book is set in London, Peru, Miami, Ukraine, Macau and Hong Kong. The book was released in the United Kingdom and Australia on 30 October 2008. It is a rewrite of the corresponding "Day of the Dragon", released 1989 in Horowitz's "Pentagram" series. A marked difference between original is evidenced by a lead character, Matt, being replaced with a female counterpart, Scarlett. According to Horowitz, this change resulted a complete rewrite of the original. Before Christmas 2008, the book had sold 190,000 copies worldwide.
Guy Boothby Guy Newell Boothby (13 October 1867 – 26 February 1905) was a prolific Australian novelist and writer, noted for sensational fiction in variety magazines around the end of the nineteenth century. He lived mainly in England. He is best known for such works as the Dr Nikola series, about an occultist criminal mastermind who is a Victorian forerunner to Fu Manchu, and "Pharos, the Egyptian", a tale of Gothic Egypt, mummies' curses and supernatural revenge. Rudyard Kipling was his friend and mentor, and his books were remembered with affection by George Orwell.