The Dark Volume - Softcover

Dahlquist, G. W.

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0141027541 ISBN 13: 9780141027548

Publisher: Penguin Books, 2009

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 title

From the Inside Flap:

Gordon Dahlquist, author of the acclaimed The Glass Books of the Dream Eaters, one of our favorite literary fantasies of the past few years, returns with The Dark Volume, which follows the continuing adventures of Celeste Temple, Doctor Svenson, and the murderous Cardinal Chang.The action follows on immediately from the dirigible crash that ends Glass Books,, and finds our trio contending once again with the cabal that uses the alchemical glass to sap the free will and memory of those whose experiences are recorded in them.Readers can anticipate more chases, additional witty twists of plot and phrase, and the thrill-a-minute experience of reading a book that, while thoroughly modern, takes its cues from the Victorian serials of the nineteenth century.

About the Author:

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.

About this edition

• Publisher: Penguin Books
• Publication date: 2009
• ISBN 10: 0141027541
• ISBN 13: 9780141027548
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 516