Bøger af Jonathan L. Howard

The third novel in this fantastic new series, a must for fans of Terry Pratchett and Tim Burton

The second novel in this fantastic new series, a must for fans of Terry Pratchett and Tim Burton

Johannes Cabal returns in this fearfully funny and terrifically twisted tale of murder and international intrigue . . . five thousand feet off the ground. When an attempt to steal a rare book turns sour, Johannes Cabal, a necromancer of some little infamy, finds himself in a foreign prison awaiting execution. A crafty plan -- as horrific as it is cunning -- allows him to steal the identity of a government official and make his escape aboard a luxurious aeroship heading out of the country. But what should be a perfect getaway rapidly becomes complicated by the bizarre disappearance of a passenger, an attempt on Cabal's life, and an unwelcome face from the past. Trapped aboard with a killer, can even Cabal's open-razor of a mind save him? Full of twists, turns, sword fights, archenemies, newfangled flying machines, narrow escapes, and, of course, resurrected dead, Johannes Cabal's latest eldritch escapade is a Ruritanian romp from first to last.

Kejseren i Mirkavien er død, og grev Maréchal har personligt brug for, at han kort optræder levende for folket. Det er Cabals held. Han er nekromantiker og beordres til at udføre sit hverv mod at slippe for dødsdommen. Cabal gør, hvad han skal, og øjner chancen for at flygte – han tvivler på, at greven holder ord. Det lykkes ham forklædt som mirkavisk embedsmand at snige sig om bord på et aeroskib til Katamenien, hvorfra han agter sig til England. Det bliver langtfra en problemfri flugt.

"e;The Brothers Cabal is smart, funny, and dark in all the right places. Imagine Mycroft and Sherlock-if one were a polite vampire and the other were a surly necromancer-up against an army of monsters and magicians. Like Pratchett and Fforde, Jonathan L. Howard puts it all together and makes it look effortless."e; -Christopher Farnsworth, author of Blood Oath Horst Cabal has risen from the dead. Again. Horst, the most affable vampire one is ever likely to meet, is resurrected by an occult conspiracy that wants him as a general in a monstrous army. Their plan: to create a country of horrors, a supernatural homeland. As Horst sees the lengths to which they are prepared to go and the evil they cultivate, he realizes that he cannot fight them alone. What he really needs on his side is a sarcastic, amoral, heavily armed necromancer.As luck would have it, this exactly describes his brother.Join the brothers Cabal as they fearlessly lie quietly in bed, fight dreadful monsters from beyond reality, make soup, feel slightly sorry for zombies, banter lightly with secret societies that wish to destroy them, and-in passing-set out to save the world.**The author wishes to point out that there are no zebras this time, so don't get your hopes up on that count. There is, however, a werebadger, if that's something that's been missing from your life.

Will appeal to fans of Terry Pratchett and Tim Burton

Johannes Cabal er en højt begavet, men ensom videnskabs mand. Han har solgt sin sjæl til Djævlen, men nu vil han have den tilbage og stiger ned i Helvede. Satan, der keder sig gudsjammerligt og tørster efter en udfordring, foreslår et væddemål: Johannes får et år til at skaffe hundrede sjæle, ellers mister han sin egen for evigt. Cabal indvilger, men kan han hamle op med Satan?