Free Book - Dark Harvest: The Legacy of Frankenstein

by Iain Lowson

Edit: This is now on as pay what you like. Which is as good as free. So, go get it anyway!

For the past few years, I've been developing an alternative history setting under the banner title of Dark Harvest: The Legacy of Frankenstein. It has been published as an RPG, initially through Cubicle 7 Entertainment. There's a short fiction anthology, Tales of Promethea, out on Kindle and other e-reader formats. There are various other things in the works too.

In the meantime, the core book for the RPG is now available as a free PDF download from DriveThru RPG.Even if you're not a gamer, the book has been arranged in such a way that it can be read by non-gamers. There are a number of short stories collected in the book all in one place, plus the history of the setting reads rather well too (I've been told). The book won an award and was very well received by critics. And now, as I said, it's a freebie! So go get it. :)

Here's the blurb:

What if Frankenstein got it right?

What if Victor Frankenstein had embraced his discoveries rather than seeking to destroy them?

Rejected by his peers and his family, hunted by the Creature, Victor slips into the background of history. Manipulating people, events, whole countries, Frankenstein slowly plans and executes his revenge.

Carved out of the Balkan conflicts of the mid-1800's, Victor Frankenstein hijacks the unification of Romania and creates his own country: Promethea. Established on high ideals of equality and scientific advancement for the good of all, the reality is very different.

Creating Promethea saw Victor make deals that compromised the integrity of his vision. Almost literally walled off from the rest of Europe, Promethea is a nightmare where the rich elite feed off the beauty and strength of the poor. While incredible advances across all scientific disciplines promise a bright future, the land is blighted by a new feudal regime - the Harvest.

Even as Frankenstein moves to bring Promethea in line with his original vision, so he is stalked by the Creature. Seeking to destroy all his creator's works, the Creature and the resistance movement he leads often find they share Frankenstein's goals. Both Victor and the Creature know that Frankenstein's gift must never escape the fortified borders of Promethea, bringing the dark harvest to all the world.

Dark Harvest: Legacy of Frankenstein is a detailed, fascinating game setting, a terrifyingly plausible alternative history and a fiction anthology; a gothic horror fantasy that will appeal to gamers and the general public alike.