The Dark Volume (The Glass Books Series, 2) - Softcover

Dahlquist, G.W.

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0141027541 ISBN 13: 9780141027548

Publisher: Penguin, 2009

Synopsis

Some books are good. . .others are plain evil: the adventures of our three intrepid heroes continue in the breath-taking sequel to The Glass Books of the Dream Eaters, in G.W. Dahlquist's The Dark Volume, within which resides every reader's blackest nightmare . . .

On a barren coast, young heiress Miss Temple awakes from a fever to discover herself friendless, alone - and having shot her fiancé stone dead. Fleeing from suspicious villagers and attacks by 'wolves', Miss Temple finds herself with a most unlikely travelling companion in the shape of the seductive and deadly Contessa di Lacquer-Sforza.

Meanwhile, assassin Cardinal Chang and surgeon Dr Svenson are following an orgy of destruction and corruption, involving books of blue glass, to the ruins of Harschmort House, where a mysterious and vile volume is being hunted by a diabolical cabal bent on world domination.

As Miss Temple, Cardinal Chang and Dr Svenson uncover further devilish treachery, so the terrifying secrets contained in The Dark Volume are revealed one by one.

'Fans of a ripping yarn will find it hard to resist' Metro

'Undeniably moreish . . . curl up with this under a rug' London Paper

When G. W. Dahlquist fell asleep during a snowstorm, his first book The Glass Books of the Dream Eaters came to him in a dream. This is his second novel. The third volume in the series, The Chemickal Marriage is also available from Penguin.

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Review:

Characters return for a second outing of faux Victoriana, rip-roaring adventures and gorgeous-looking design. The stories are undeniably moreish . . . curl up with this under a rug (The London Paper)

Synopsis:

With old loyalties tested by new and unlikely alliances, Miss Temple, Doctor Svenson, and Cardinal Chang must call on every reserve of courage to face a new and desperate struggle - after all, the integrity of their very minds is at risk. From palace intrigue and a city in turmoil to wolf-haunted mountains, underground tunnels and a suspicious hidden factory, they must overcome war and heartache to battle old enemies and a host of new villains, all hoping to seize for themselves the power of the blue glass books. Now one glass book in particular drives them all, its deadly contents the key to controlling the secrets of the blue glass, or destroying it forever. Praise for "The Glass Books of the Dream Eaters": 'A page-turner, a rollicking ride. As stupendous as it is stupefying' - Giles Foden, "Guardian". 'Fantastic...I was in seventh heaven...Somewhere between Dickens, Sherlock Holmes and Rider Haggard' - Kate Mosse, author of "Labyrinth".

About this edition

• Publisher: Penguin
• Publication date: 2009
• ISBN 10: 0141027541
• ISBN 13: 9780141027548
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 528