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The Resurrectionist: The Lost Work of Dr. Spencer Black

E. B. Hudspeth

First published May 2013
Type Novel

"Philadelphia, the late 1870s. A city of gas lamps, cobblestone streets, and horse-drawn carriages and home to the controversial surgeon Dr. Spencer Black. The son of a grave robber, young Dr. Black studies at Philadelphia's esteemed Academy of Medicine, where he develops an unconventional hypothesis: What if the world's most celebrated mythological beasts, mermaids, minotaurs, and satyrs, were in fact the evolutionary ancestors of humankind?" (provided by the publisher according to the OCLC entry)

YearAwardCategoryStatus
2013 Goodreads Choice Awards Horror Nominee/Finalist

Date Publication Publisher Type Page
May 2013 Cover The Resurrectionist: The Lost Work of Dr. Spencer Black Quirk Books Novel
May 2013 Cover The Resurrectionist: The Lost Work of Dr. Spencer Black Quirk Books Novel
September 2014 Cover Le cabinet du docteur Black : le travail égaré du Dr Spencer Black Le Pré aux Clercs Novel