Johannes Cabal the Necromancer [Paperback]

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. 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. —The 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
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