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The Scarlet Gospels
- Author
- Clive Barker
- Narrator
- John Lee
- Publisher
- Pan Macmillan
- Publish Date
- 21 May 2015
- Run Time
- 11 hours 3 minutes
- Format
- Audiobook
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What to expect
The Scarlet Gospels takes readers back to the early days of two of Clive Barker's most iconic characters in a battle of good and evil as old as time.
The gates to Hell are open and something beckons . . .
The last of Earth's magicians are living in fear. A Cenobite Hell Priest known as Pinhead is killing them off, gorging on their knowledge to enhance his own magical powers as part of a quest to take over Hell. Meanwhile, Private Investigator Harry D' Amour is fulfilling the final wishes of the dead, who communicate with his business associate, the blind medium Norma Paine. But while investigating one such case, Harry inadvertently opens up a portal between Hell and Earth.
When Harry's nemesis Pinhead emerges through the portal, a vicious battle ensues. After failing to enlist Harry to pen his Scarlet Gospels – the epistles chronicling the Hell Priest's grand coup – Pinhead instead captures Norma. Harry realizes he must go through Hell – literally – to save her.
‘A damned good read’ – The Guardian
Praise for Clive Barker:
‘Clive Barker is so good that I am literally tongue-tied’ – Stephen King
‘Barker dislocates your mind’ – Mail On Sunday
‘A powerful and fascinating writer’ – J.G. Ballard
Critics Review
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Barker dislocates your mind
Mail On Sunday
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Pinhead has always possessed enormous melancholy grandeur, and Harry D’Amour is a significant noir presence. The story that unfolds between them is meticulously framed, endlessly inventive and spun with rollicking good humour . . . a damned good read.
The Guardian
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Clive Barker is so good that I am literally tongue-tied. He makes ther rest of us look like we've been asleep for the past ten years
Stephen King, author of The Shining, Misery and Fairy Tale
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A powerful and fascinating writer with a brilliant imagination . . . an outstanding storyteller
J.G. Ballard, author of Crash, High-Rise and Empire of the Sun
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Details
- Author
- Clive Barker
- Narrator
- John Lee
- Duration
- 11 hours 3 minutes
- Release Date
- 21 May 2015
- ISBN
- 9781509802869
- Format
- Audiobook
- Publisher
- Pan Macmillan
- Genre
- Occult fiction / Paranormal Horror, Contemporary horror, ghost stories and supernatural fiction, Thriller / suspense fiction
Synopsis
The Scarlet Gospels takes readers back to the early days of two of Clive Barker's most iconic characters in a battle of good and evil as old as time.The gates to Hell are open and something beckons . . .The last of Earth's magicians are living in fear. A Cenobite Hell Priest known as Pinhead is killing them off, gorging on their knowledge to enhance his own magical powers as part of a quest to take over Hell. Meanwhile, Private Investigator Harry D' Amour is fulfilling the final wishes of the dead, who communicate with his business associate, the blind medium Norma Paine. But while investigating one such case, Harry inadvertently opens up a portal between Hell and Earth.When Harry's nemesis Pinhead emerges through the portal, a vicious battle ensues. After failing to enlist Harry to pen his Scarlet Gospels – the epistles chronicling the Hell Priest's grand coup – Pinhead instead captures Norma. Harry realizes he must go through Hell – literally – to save her.‘A damned good read’ – The GuardianPraise for Clive Barker:‘Clive Barker is so good that I am literally tongue-tied’ – Stephen King‘Barker dislocates your mind’ – Mail On Sunday‘A powerful and fascinating writer’ – J.G. Ballard
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