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Praise for Procession of the Dead:
‘A beguiling read … a fantastic revelation at the end’ SFX
‘Explicit, brutal fantasy … the narrative voice is engagingly cocky and the action races along’ The Times
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The second volume in a noirish, gritty urban fantasy for adults from the bestselling author otherwise known as Darren Shan.
The Cardinal is the City and the City is The Cardinal. They are joined at the soul.
When Al Jeery is seconded by The Cardinal from guard duties at Party Central to investigate the murder of a woman at a hotel he little suspects that the dead woman will turn out to be his girlfriend.
Soon he is involved in a terrifying mystery that draws in the dead, the city’s Incan forefathers, the imposing figure of The Cardinal himself, and the near-mythical assassin, Paucar Wami.
Wami is a law unto himself, a shadowy, mysterious figure who can apparently kill anyone he chooses without fear of punishment or retribution. And Al is about to find out that he has a lot more in common with Wami than he could ever have imagined…
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6 of 6 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
Although not an improvement on the first book in the series, it's still an amazing book, and is very close in quality to that. This is helped by the fact that it is a lot longer than the first one, although the story is so intense it flies by. Would definately recommend this to fans of Darren/D. B. Shans work, plus anyone with a general interest in the genre - you won't be disappointed.
5 of 5 people found the following review helpful
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This is the second book in the re-released "The City Trilogy" which was originally released a while ago and apparently flopped. I never read the original series but unless there have been huge changes then I really can't see why it failed.
This book is a brilliant melding of crime drama and supernatural thriller, what I mean is it has all the grit of a detective novel but it also has slightly mystical/strange things to help poke the plot along and keep it interesting. The protoganist has a few nice revelations to go through which make this book even more interesting than a simple detective book. Overall I'd say if you like "The Dresden Files" then this is something like that except if the ratio of magic-realism is 50:50 in Dresden Files then it's 20:80 here, so it's a lot more believable and it in no way suffers for that.
Excellent read. Nice length on it too.
This book is a brilliant melding of crime drama and supernatural thriller, what I mean is it has all the grit of a detective novel but it also has slightly mystical/strange things to help poke the plot along and keep it interesting. The protoganist has a few nice revelations to go through which make this book even more interesting than a simple detective book. Overall I'd say if you like "The Dresden Files" then this is something like that except if the ratio of magic-realism is 50:50 in Dresden Files then it's 20:80 here, so it's a lot more believable and it in no way suffers for that.
Excellent read. Nice length on it too.
4 of 4 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
Having read all of Darren Shan's other books i knew to expect something fast paced- this is no exception! The plot races through and although the description is a bit sparse in places the twists and turns the plot takes makes it worthwhile. Read the first book in the series first as it is referenced in this book.
The underlying themes in both books seems to be about accepting and embracing the darker side of your personality, there really are no true 'protagonist' figures in these books and you will find yourself warming towards the main characters even though they often do things which would normally turn us against them.
Can't wait for book 3!!
The underlying themes in both books seems to be about accepting and embracing the darker side of your personality, there really are no true 'protagonist' figures in these books and you will find yourself warming towards the main characters even though they often do things which would normally turn us against them.
Can't wait for book 3!!
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Darren Shan book
Have not sat down to read yet as I bought all 3 of this series at once, however I am half way through the first book and I am loving it. Read more
Published 3 months ago by Tegz1
good but hard
this is a really good book i did find it a littel hard to get in to because it is different to darren shans other books it is less magic and more ganger/detective but all in all a... Read more
Published 7 months ago by adam
Graphic and compeling
Darren Shans second iteration into the city universe is just as compeling as its predecesor. Introducing a new lead character we get to see a more tame and mysterious insight into... Read more
Published 23 months ago by M. BOUASSAB
Shan Exceeds expectations
When people thought that they'd had a real ride of a journey with the first novel in this series by Darren, they're not going to be prepared for the sheer energy as well as action... Read more
Published on 9 May 2010 by Gareth Wilson - Falcata Times Blog
brill
its a really really good book a brillant take to the next book in the city trilodgy
Published on 16 Mar 2010 by C. Conlon
AWESOME
Truly incredible book. Engaging story, sensational writing style including Darren's true-to-life way of speech with no holding back language helps create the perfect mood... Read more
Published on 8 Oct 2009 by Ian Morris
Excellent sequel!
A great follow-up to Procession of the Dead (POTD), this rewritten book really captures your imagination! Read more
Published on 3 July 2009 by N. Jurascheck
reading book.
I'v brought this book for my son, he will be very pleased with it.
Thank you, jan.
Thank you, jan.
Published on 10 Mar 2009 by J. Blackwell
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