Description
Step into the darkly witty world of Johannes Cabal The Necromancer, the acclaimed first novel in Jonathan L. Howard’s charmingly gothic and fiendishly funny series. This book introduces you to Johannes Cabal, a brilliant, notorious scientist and necromancer who is obsessed with raising the dead, but perhaps not in a heroic way.
Cabal’s single-minded pursuit of necromancy led him to hastily sell his own soul years ago. Now, tormented by a dark secret, he journeys to the fiery bureaucracy of Hell to retrieve it. Amused and bored, Satan proposes a little wager: Cabal must use a traveling carnival to persuade one hundred people to sign over their souls within one calendar year, or he will be damned for real.
Accepting the bargain, the humorless necromancer finds himself running a nefarious road show, armed only with his intelligence, a large handgun, and a total absence of whimsy. Enlisting the help of his charismatic vampire brother, Horst, this Faustian tale is a fresh, irreverent, and irresistible new adventure. This novel is a perfect blend of fantasy, horror, and dark humor, appealing to fans of gothic literature and black comedy.
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Author: Jonathan L. Howard
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Publisher: Vintage (A division of Knopf Doubleday Publishing Group)
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Publication Date: June 1, 2010
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ISBN: 9780767930765
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Format: Trade Paperback
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Pages: 304
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Dimensions (Approximate): 8.0″ x 5.1″ x 0.7″
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Weight (Approximate): 0.5 lbs (7.8 oz)
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Condition: Like New. Book interior is clean with no marks
