Jonathan L. Howard
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The Necromancer (Johannes Cabal #1)
— published 2009 — 13 editions |
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The Detective (Johannes Cabal #2)
— published 2010 — 10 editions |
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The Fear Institute (Johannes Cabal, #3)
— 4 editions |
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Johannes Cabal & the Blustery Day
— published 2005 |
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Katya's World
— expected publication 2012 — 2 editions |
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Fantasy Magazine, April 2011
by John Joseph Adams (Goodreads Author) , Kat Howard, Peter S. Beagle — published 2011 — 2 editions |
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Black Gate #15
by John O'Neill, Vaughn Heppner, Harry Connolly (Goodreads Author) — published 2011 |
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made a comment on From Out of the Depths... Submarines in Fiction:
"Michael wrote: "I'd hoped there would be a question about The Dragon in the Sea by Frank Herbert - it would have given me another point! Good quiz, th...more
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Jonathan L. Howard
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![]() Katya’s World, the first part of The Russalka Trilogy is published later this year. It is set on the oceanic colony world of Russalka where Katya Kuriakova was born and raised against a background of hardship and war. Since the only “land” on Russalka is its ice caps, and because the surface is ravaged by almost constant storms, the colonists live in submerged habitats and travel by submarine. The Russalka Chronicles are hardly the first stories to feature submarines so heavily, so I thought as an appetiser (and because I was tinkering with options in Goodreads and discovered I could set quizzes), here’s a short quiz on some famous submarine fiction from novels and in the movies. Oh, and looking up the answers is an instant fail. See how you do with what you know and educated guesses. It's pretty tough, so good luck! (10 questions) |
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“Not entirely fair?" His voice became that of the inferno: a rushing, booming howl of icy evil that flew around the great cavern, as swift and cold as the Wendigo on skates. "I am Satan, also called Lucifer the Light Bearer..."
Cabal winced. What was it about devils that they always had to give you their whole family history?
"I was cast down from the presence of God himself into this dark, sulfurous pit and condemned to spend eternity here-"
"Have you tried saying sorry?" interrupted Cabal.
"No, I haven't! I was sent down for a sin of pride. It rather undermines my position if I say 'sorry'!”
― Jonathan L. Howard, The Necromancer
Cabal winced. What was it about devils that they always had to give you their whole family history?
"I was cast down from the presence of God himself into this dark, sulfurous pit and condemned to spend eternity here-"
"Have you tried saying sorry?" interrupted Cabal.
"No, I haven't! I was sent down for a sin of pride. It rather undermines my position if I say 'sorry'!”
― Jonathan L. Howard, The Necromancer
“Horst passed him a bottle he had picked up in his rapid trip from there to here. Remarkably, it's contents had survived the transit. "Drink this," he said, unmoved by Cabal's anger. "You need to save your voice for your next session."
Cabal took the bottle testily and swigged from it. there was a moments pause, just long enough for Cabal's expression to change from testy to horrified revulsion. He spat the liquid violently onto the grass like a man who has got absent-minded with the concentrated nitric acid and a mouth pipette. He glared at Horst as he took off his spectacles and wiped his suddenly weeping eyes "Disinfectant? You give me disinfectant to drink?"
Horst's surprise was replaced with mild amusement. "It's root beer, Johannes. Have you never had root beer?"
Cabal looked suspiciously at him, then at the bottle "People drink this?"
"Yes."
"For non-medical reasons?"
"That's right."
Cabal shook his head in open disbelief. "They must be insane.”
― Jonathan L. Howard, The Necromancer
Cabal took the bottle testily and swigged from it. there was a moments pause, just long enough for Cabal's expression to change from testy to horrified revulsion. He spat the liquid violently onto the grass like a man who has got absent-minded with the concentrated nitric acid and a mouth pipette. He glared at Horst as he took off his spectacles and wiped his suddenly weeping eyes "Disinfectant? You give me disinfectant to drink?"
Horst's surprise was replaced with mild amusement. "It's root beer, Johannes. Have you never had root beer?"
Cabal looked suspiciously at him, then at the bottle "People drink this?"
"Yes."
"For non-medical reasons?"
"That's right."
Cabal shook his head in open disbelief. "They must be insane.”
― Jonathan L. Howard, The Necromancer
“You're familiar with the theory of evolution?" asked Cabal.
"Sir?"
"They're about to find out why intelligence is a survival trait.”
― Jonathan L. Howard
"Sir?"
"They're about to find out why intelligence is a survival trait.”
― Jonathan L. Howard
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