Thursday, January 15, 2015

The Infernals

The Infernals by John Connolly, 309 pages


This is the second book in the Samuel Johnson trilogy, the sequel to The Gates.  After defeating the demons sent from hell to try to take over the world, Samuel and his dog, Boswell, are trying to settle back into a normal life.  Nurd, the demon who helped him, is also trying to settle back into his normal life.  However, that is going to be difficult for both of them.  Mrs. Abernathy, the demon responsible for the near takeover of the earth really wants revenge on Samuel and manages to open a portal that brings through not only Samuel and Boswell but also four lazy drunken dwarves, an ice cream man and two police officers.  Nurd, who has a connection to Samuel, senses that he is in hell and rushes to find him before Mrs. Abernathy does.  A wacky adventure ensues with much comic relief from the dwarves and the footnotes, in which Samuel and Nurd must once again defeat Mrs. Abernathy.  These are funny fantasy adventures that a lot of teens and adults would like.

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