The Dark Volume
The Dark Volume by G. W. Dahlquist is a 1st Edition Thus published by Penguin in 2009, featuring 516 pages in English. This sequel to The Glass Books of the Dream Eaters continues the adventures of its three main characters, who navigate a world filled with peril and dark secrets. The narrative begins with young heiress Miss Temple, who awakens on a desolate coast, grappling with the aftermath of a shocking event. As she flees from danger, she encounters the enigmatic Contessa di Lacquer-Sforza, leading to a journey fraught with intrigue and danger.
Readers will find themselves immersed in a tale that intertwines elements of action, adventure, and fantasy, as well as hints of horror and steampunk. The story follows Miss Temple, Cardinal Chang, and Dr. Svenson as they uncover a sinister plot involving a mysterious volume sought by a malevolent group intent on domination. As the characters confront various challenges, the narrative reveals the chilling truths hidden within The Dark Volume, making it a captivating continuation of their harrowing journey.
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Some books are good. . .others are plain evil: the adventures of our three intrepid heroes continue in the breath-taking sequel to The Glass Books of the Dream Eaters, in G.W. Dahlquist’s The Dark Volume, within which resides every reader’s blackest nightmare . . .
On a barren coast, young heiress Miss Temple awakes from a fever to discover herself friendless, alone – and having shot her fiancé 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.
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