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The Dark Volume
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Description
On a barren coast young heiress Miss Temple awakes from a fever to discover herself friendless alone - and having shot her fianc 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.
Product details
Binding:
Paperback
Edition:
2
Number of Pages:
530
Release Date:
2009-01-29
Publication Date:
2009-01-29
Publisher:
Penguin
Languages:
Original:
English
ISBN10:
0141027541
ISBN13:
9780141027548
GPSR Manufacturer Reference:
Weight:
625 g
Height:
129 cm
Width:
198 cm
Thickness:
31 cm
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Very good
Almost no signs of wear. Book pages have no markings, accessories are intact and all other media are in good condition.
€4,69