Jun 01, 2010 | 304 Pages
Jul 07, 2009 | 660 Minutes
“Witty, inventive, and thoroughly entertaining, this rollicking Faustian adventure grabs the reader and holds him until the very last page.” –Tucson Citizen
“The spot-on work of a talented writer.” —Denver Post
“Howard makes it look easy to paint a soul-stealing murdering necromancer as a sympathetic character; that, folks, is worth the price of admission. Step right up!” —San Diego Union-Tribune
“For anyone whose taste edges towards the intelligent and macabre, this book is a gift.” —Fangoria
“Amusing and clever.”—The Free-lance Star
“Populated with some of the most creative, and odd, characters to be found . . . hysterical and fascinating.”—Bookgeeks
“A delightfully wicked and inventive story.” –Keith Donohue, author of The Stolen Child
“Cross Susannah Clarke’s Jonathan Strange & Mr. Norrell with Gregory Maguire’s Wicked, and you have this witty and sometimes touching debut novel in the Faustian tradition.”—Library Journal
“That ole black magic has never been more fun than it is in this deft and quirky Faustian take. A diabolical romp.” —Elle Newmark, author of The Book of Unholy Mischief
