Samuel Johnson is not in a happy place. He is dating the wrong girl, demons are occupying his spare room, and the town in which he lives appears to be cursed. But there is some good news on the horizon. After years of neglect, the grand old building that once housed Wreckit & Sons is about to reopen as the greatest toy shop that Biddlecombe has ever seen, and Samuel and his faithful dachshund Boswell are to be the guests of honour at the big event. A splendid time will be had by all, as long as they can ignore the sinister statue that keeps moving around the town, the Shadows that are slowly blocking out the stars, the murderous Christmas elves, and the fact that somewhere in Biddlecombe a rotten black heart is beating a rhythm of revenge. A trap has been set. The Earth is doomed. The last hope for humanity lies with one young boy and the girl who is secretly in love with him. Oh, and a dog, two demons, four dwarfs, and a very polite monster. We Wish You a Merry Christmas, and a Happy End of the World.
Samuel Johnson is not in a happy place. He is dating the wrong girl, demons are occupying his spare room, and the town in which he lives appears to be cursed. But there is some good news on the horizon. After years of neglect, the grand old building that once housed Wreckit & Sons is about to reopen as the greatest toy shop that Biddlecombe has ever seen, and Samuel and his faithful dachshund Boswell are to be the guests of honour at the big event. A splendid time will be had by all, as long as they can ignore the sinister statue that keeps moving around the town, the Shadows that are slowly blocking out the stars, the murderous Christmas elves, and the fact that somewhere in Biddlecombe a rotten black heart is beating a rhythm of revenge. A trap has been set. The Earth is doomed. The last hope for humanity lies with one young boy and the girl who is secretly in love with him. Oh, and a dog, two demons, four dwarfs, and a very polite monster. We Wish You a Merry Christmas, and a Happy End of the World.
The adventures of Samuel Johnson, his dog Boswell, two demons, four dwarfs and a very polite monster.
John Connolly is the Sunday Times bestselling author of crime novels featuring private investigator Charlie Parker. He has written sixteen books, including THE BOOK OF LOST THINGS, NOCTURNES and the Samuel Johnson books for young readers. He is the first non-American writer to win the US Shamus award. In 2007 he was awarded the Irish Post Award for Literature. He keeps a website at www.johnconnollybooks.com and can be found on Facebook www.facebook.com/johnconnollybooks and www.twitter.com/jconnollybooks.
A demonic, darkly comic tale ... satisfyingly peppered with
science, history and amusing footnotes on everything from St Thomas
Aquinas to quantum theory, and will go down well with readers of
Eoin Colfer and Lemony Snicket.
*Daily Telegraph*
Brilliant. I loved every word of it. John has found a voice that
compares favourably with Stephen King and Monty Python which is not
an easy trick.
*Eoin Colfer*
Destined to be another runaway success appealing to both young
adults and their parents alike.
*Sunday Independent*
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