books ive read in 2010: part 3
Discover compelling 2010 book reviews in Part 3 of my reading list, featuring genre favorites like Johannes Cabal the Necromancer, The Beekeeper's Apprentice, and Mister Monday. Explore curated fiction picks and author insights from my 2010 books read journey.
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Johannes Cabal the Necromancer
by Jonathan L. Howard
The page-turning first novel in the charmingly gothic, fiendishly funny Faustian series about a brilliant scientist who makes a deal with the Devil, twice. • "The spot-on work of a talented writer." —The Denver Post Johannes Cabal sold his soul years ago in order to learn the laws of necromancy. Now he wants it back. Amused and slightly bored, Satan proposes a little wager: Johannes has to persuade one hundred people to sign over their souls or he will be damned forever. This time for real. Accepting the bargain, Jonathan is given one calendar year and a traveling carnival to complete his task. With little time to waste, Johannes raises a motley crew from the dead and enlists his brother, Horst, a charismatic vampire to help him run his nefarious road show, resulting in mayhem at every turn.
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The Beekeeper's Apprentice
by Laurie R. King
Fifteen-year-old Mary Russell, becomes the apprentice of Sherlock Holmes and together investigate the disappearance of an American senator's daughter.
