Happy Hour in Hell (Bobby Dollar, #2)
(fantasy > urban fantasy)
I’ve been told to go to Hell more times than I can count. But this time I’m actually going.
My name’s Bobby Dollar, sometimes known as Doloriel, and of course,
Hell isn’t a great place for someone like me — I’m an angel. They don’t
like my kind down there, not even the slightly fallen variety. But they
have my girlfriend, who happens to be a beautiful demon named Casimira,
Countess of Cold Hands. Why does an angel have a demon girlfriend?
Well, certainly not because it helps my career.
She’s being held
hostage by one of the nastiest, most powerful demons in all of the
netherworld — Eligor, Grand Duke of Hell. He already hates me, and he’d
like nothing better than to get his hands on me and rip my immortal soul
right out of my borrowed but oh-so-mortal body.
But wait, it
gets better! Not only do I have to sneak into Hell, make my way across
thousands of miles of terror and suffering to reach Pandemonium,
capital of the fiery depths, but then I have to steal Caz right out from
under Eligor’s burning eyes and smuggle her out again, past demon
soldiers, hellhounds, and all the murderous creatures imprisoned there
for eternity. And even if I somehow manage to escape Hell, I’m also
being stalked by an undead psychopath named Smyler who’s been following
me for weeks. Oh, and did I mention that he can’t be killed?
So
if I somehow survive Hell, elude the Grand Duke and all his hideous
minions and make it back to the real world, I’ll still be the most
hunted soul in Creation. But at least I’ll have Caz. Gotta have
something to look forward to, right?
So just pour me that damn drink, will you? I’ve got somewhere to go.
Total ratings: 3
Tad Williams (US, born 1957) has held more jobs than any sane person should admit to – singing in a band, selling shoes, managing a financial institution, throwing newspapers, and designing military manuals, to name just a few. He also hosted a syndicated radio show for ten years, worked in theater and television production, taught both grade-school and college classes, and worked in multimedia for a major computer firm. He is cofounder of an interactive television company, and is currently writing comic books and film and television scripts as well. Tad and his family live in London and the San Francisco Bay Area.
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Written by Paul Rogerson 2013-09-09
9/10 Happy Hour in Hell (Bobby Dollar book 2)
Bobby Dollar returns and the afterlife just ain’t getting any easier for our hero!
I’ve been a fan of Tad Williams’ work since I first picked up The Dragonbone Chair way back in the early 90’s but was sceptical when I heard what the subject matter of his new series was. Needless to say the blend of urban fantasy, noirish plotting and sense of humour soon won me over and I devoured The Dirty Streets of Heaven in around 2 days.
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