{"product_id":"the-dark-volume","title":"G.W. Dahlquist: The Dark Volume [2009] paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eSome books are good. . .others are plain evil: the adventures of our three intrepid heroes continue in the breath-taking sequel to \u003ci\u003eThe Glass Books of the Dream Eaters,\u003c\/i\u003e in G.W. Dahlquist's \u003ci\u003eThe Dark Volume,\u003c\/i\u003e within which resides every reader's blackest nightmare . . .\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eOn a barren coast, young heiress Miss Temple awakes from a fever to discover herself friendless, alone - and having shot her fiance 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.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eMeanwhile, 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.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAs Miss Temple, Cardinal Chang and Dr Svenson uncover further devilish treachery, so the terrifying secrets contained in \u003ci\u003eThe Dark Volume\u003c\/i\u003e are revealed one by one.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'Fans of a ripping yarn will find it hard to resist' \u003ci\u003eMetro\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'Undeniably moreish . . . curl up with this under a rug' \u003ci\u003eLondon Paper\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eWhen G. W. Dahlquist fell asleep during a snowstorm, his first book \u003ci\u003eThe Glass Books of the Dream Eaters\u003c\/i\u003e came to him in a dream. This is his second novel. The third volume in the series, \u003ci\u003eThe Chemickal Marriage\u003c\/i\u003e is also available from Penguin.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Dahlquist, G.W.","offers":[{"title":"New","offer_id":50474050421075,"sku":"9780141027548","price":24.27,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":false},{"title":"Good","offer_id":47031022027091,"sku":"XG80141027548","price":3.99,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0616\/4001\/6057\/files\/dahlquist-g-w-g-w-dahlquist-the-dark-volume-2009-paperback-xg80141027548-57486146896211.jpg?v=1740508953","url":"https:\/\/keatsandchapman.info\/products\/the-dark-volume","provider":"Chapters Bookstore","version":"1.0","type":"link"}