The Crossover UniverseTM is a companion blog to the books Crossovers: A Secret Chronology of the World Volumes 1-2 by Win Scott Eckert, and the forthcoming Crossovers Expanded Volumes 1-2 by Sean Levin. Material excerpted from Crossovers Volumes 1 & 2 is © copyright 2010-2014 by Win Scott Eckert. All rights reserved. Material excerpted from Crossovers Expanded Volumes 1 & 2 is © copyright 2014-present by Sean Levin. All rights reserved.
Monday, April 18, 2016
Crossover Cover: Infernal Night
This story is available in the all-crossover print anthology FaceOff, as well as a separate e-book. Private
investigator Michael Quinn and urban mercenary Repairman Jack cross
paths when Jack is hired by the wealthy Jules Chastain to retrieve an
ancient ring from his family mausoleum, which he is afraid to go into
himself lest he suffer the wrath of Madame de Medici, the ring’s
previous owner. Madame
de Medici is a recurring character of Sax Rohmer’s, appearing in
“The Key to the Temple of Heaven,” “The Black Mandarin,” and
“The Treasure of Taia.” Since Wilson's character Repairman Jack and Madame de Medici are in the CU, this
crossover brings in Graham’s Michael Quinn, a private eye who works
with curio shop owner Danni Cafferty in acquiring and, when
necessary, destroying powerful artifacts.
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The first Repairman Jack novel was really a modern Yellow Peril novel. Being modern, the bad guy was less evil because he was from Asia (India) and more an evil guy who just happened to be from Asia.
ReplyDeleteI enjoy most of Sax Rohmer's work I've read, but it can certainly be uncomfortable to a modern reader.
I'm delighted that someone recognized Madame de Medici. I thought she would slips past every one except experts like Rick Lai and members of the Rohmer Society.
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