The Gates: A Samuel Johnson TaleBursting with imagination and impossible to put down, this “wholly original” (People) and “refreshing” (San Francisco Chronicle) novel from New York Times bestselling author John Connolly is about the pull between good and evil, physics and fantasy—and a quirky boy, who is impossible not to love, and the unlikely cast of characters who give him the strength to stand up to a demonic power. Young Samuel Johnson and his dachshund, Boswell, are trying to show initiative by trick-or-treating a full three days before Halloween, which is how they come to witness strange goings-on at 666 Crowley Road. The Abernathys don't mean any harm by their flirtation with the underworld, but when they unknowingly call forth Satan himself, they create a gap in the universe, a gap through which a pair of enormous gates is visible. The gates to Hell. And there are some pretty terrifying beings just itching to get out... Can one small boy defeat evil? Can he harness the power of science, faith, and love to save the world as we know it? |
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User Review - MarkLacy - LibraryThing[2010] Having read John Connolly's The Book of Lost Things and enjoying it, I looked forward to reading his latest novel, The Gates. Unfortunately, a hundred pages into the book, I'm giving up. In ... Read full review
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User Review - et.carole - LibraryThingThis was another spectacular book in the vein of Terry Pratchett and Neil Gaiman's Good Omens. Samuel and his trusty pal Boswell are just adorable. You spend most of the book wanting to give Samuel a ... Read full review
Contents
Section 1 | 1 |
Section 2 | 5 |
Section 3 | 15 |
Section 4 | 25 |
Section 5 | 39 |
Section 6 | 47 |
Section 7 | 51 |
Section 8 | 55 |
Section 19 | 151 |
Section 20 | 159 |
Section 21 | 171 |
Section 22 | 177 |
Section 23 | 187 |
Section 24 | 191 |
Section 25 | 199 |
Section 26 | 207 |
Section 9 | 59 |
Section 10 | 61 |
Section 11 | 71 |
Section 12 | 81 |
Section 13 | 91 |
Section 14 | 97 |
Section 15 | 113 |
Section 16 | 123 |
Section 17 | 131 |
Section 18 | 141 |
Section 27 | 217 |
Section 28 | 225 |
Section 29 | 237 |
Section 30 | 247 |
Section 31 | 257 |
Section 32 | 265 |
Section 33 | 275 |
Section 34 | 279 |
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Bibliographic information
| Title | The Gates: A Samuel Johnson Tale Volume 1 of The Samuel Johnson Series |
| Author | John Connolly |
| Edition | reprint |
| Publisher | Simon and Schuster, 2010 |
| ISBN | 1439175403, 9781439175408 |
| Length | 304 pages |
| Subjects | › › Fiction / Fantasy / Paranormal Fiction / General Fiction / Horror Fiction / Humorous / General Fiction / Mystery & Detective / General Fiction / Thrillers / General |
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