Mortal Love
11 hrs. 58 min.
Language
Russian
Author
Elizabeth Hand
Author
Elizabeth Hand
Narrator
Mikhail Nordshir
Narrator
Mikhail Nordshir
Description
An engrossing, dark, mythological, and romantic novel.
Elizabeth Hand, a pioneer of the “new weird” genre, is a double Nebula Award winner, has received the World Fantasy Award four times, and was awarded the Mythopoeic Prize.
The Victorian artist Radborne Comstock, moving among the Pre-Raphaelites and acquainted with English poets such as Algernon Swinburne, meets a mysterious woman who becomes his inspiration. But along with his art, something supernatural bursts into his life, gradually driving him to madness. In 1990s London, critic Daniel Rowlands, working on a book about Tristan and Isolde, discovers traces of priceless illustrations by Pre-Raphaelite artists—works that had been considered lost for years. This search draws him into an ancient and dangerous secret rooted in the past. A descendant of Radborne, actor Valentine Comstock, begins to suffer hallucinations that irreversibly alter his perception of the world. This story connects generations and continents, intertwining art history and mythology—where reality is not what it seems, and inspiration and love can lead to death.
Elizabeth Hand, a pioneer of the “new weird” genre, is a double Nebula Award winner, has received the World Fantasy Award four times, and was awarded the Mythopoeic Prize.
The Victorian artist Radborne Comstock, moving among the Pre-Raphaelites and acquainted with English poets such as Algernon Swinburne, meets a mysterious woman who becomes his inspiration. But along with his art, something supernatural bursts into his life, gradually driving him to madness. In 1990s London, critic Daniel Rowlands, working on a book about Tristan and Isolde, discovers traces of priceless illustrations by Pre-Raphaelite artists—works that had been considered lost for years. This search draws him into an ancient and dangerous secret rooted in the past. A descendant of Radborne, actor Valentine Comstock, begins to suffer hallucinations that irreversibly alter his perception of the world. This story connects generations and continents, intertwining art history and mythology—where reality is not what it seems, and inspiration and love can lead to death.
