Happy Hour in Hell, Tad Williams
Happy Hour in Hell, Tad Williams
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Happy Hour in Hell

Author: Tad Williams

Narrator: George Newbern

Unabridged: 20 hr 6 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Publisher: DAW

Published: 09/12/2013


Synopsis

I’ve been told to go to Hell more times than I can count. But this time I’m actually going.

My name’s Bobby Dollar, sometimes known as Doloriel, and of course, Hell isn’t a great place for someone like me—I’m an angel. They don’t like my kind down there, not even the slightly fallen variety. But they have my girlfriend, who happens to be a beautiful demon named Casimira, Countess of Cold Hands. Why does an angel have a demon girlfriend? Well, certainly not because it helps my career.

She’s being held hostage by one of the nastiest, most powerful demons in all of the netherworld—Eligor, Grand Duke of Hell. He already hates me, and he’d like nothing better than to get his hands on me and rip my immortal soul right out of my borrowed but oh-so-mortal body.

But wait, it gets better! Not only do I have to sneak into Hell, make my way across thousands of miles of terror and suffering to reach Pan- demonium, capital of the fiery depths, but then I have to steal Caz right out from under Eligor’s burning eyes and smuggle her out again, past demon soldiers, hellhounds, and all the murderous creatures imprisoned there for eternity. And even if I somehow manage to escape Hell, I’m also being stalked by an undead psychopath named Smyler who’s been following me for weeks. Oh, and did I mention that he can’t be killed?

So if I somehow survive Hell, elude the Grand Duke and all his hideous minions and make it back to the real world, I’ll still be the most hunted soul in Creation. But at least I’ll have Caz. Gotta have something to look forward to, right?

So just pour me that damn drink, will you? I’ve got somewhere to go.

About The Author

Tad Williams has held more jobs than any sane person should admit to—singing in a band, selling shoes, managing a financial institution, throwing newspapers, and designing military manuals, to name just a few. He also hosted a syndicated radio show for ten years, worked in theater and television production, taught both grade-school and college classes, and worked in multimedia for a major computer firm. He is cofounder of an interactive television company, and is currently writing comic books and film and television scripts as well. Tad and his family live in London and the San Francisco Bay Area. You can find Tad Williams at tadwilliams.com. 


Reviews

Arguably one of the most disappointing sequels I've read. What makes it frustrating is that it's not bad, by any means. Williams' writing is still solid, his characters interesting, his worldbuilding stellar. Bobby Dollar, hardbitten noir hero origins aside, still feels like a real person (well, ange......more

In this second volume of Tad Williams’ Bobby Dollar trilogy Bobby goes literally to hell. His demonic girl-friend Caz was forced to return to hell by Grand Duke Eligor and Bobby sets out to rescue her. So the largest part of the novel plays in hell and Tad Williams is his well-known verbose self when......more

Goodreads review by Jason

5 Stars I really had fun reading the further adventures of Bobby Dollar, and I cannot wait for more. I really seem to take great pleasures in reading about angels and demons, and Heaven and Hell, as long as they are not sappy romance stories. Tad Williams has created a series about an advocate angel......more

I was more than a little disappointed with this book. I had started reading this book with rather high expectations given that Dirty Streets in Heaven had such a fascinating setting. There is no doubt that the description of Hell is vivid and nauseatingly horrifying (like any description of hell sho......more


Quotes

“When I heard that Tad Williams was writing an urban fantasy novel, I got all tingly. Now I’ve read it, and it’s even better than I’d dared to hope. It’s snarky, fast-paced, and above all, original. You should be tingly, too.”
—Patrick Rothfuss, #1 NYT bestselling author of The Name of the Wind
 
“A noir fantasy series with a dark and thrilling story of Heaven and Hell battling for human souls. Exhilarating action, fascinating characters, and high stakes will leave the reader both satisfied and eager for the next installment.”
Publishers Weekly, Starred Review
 
“Fans as well as urban fantasy enthusiasts will enjoy Williams’s take on Heaven’s less desirable places as well as his wry humor and keen insights.”
Library Journal, Starred Review
 
“With a hint of detective noir, a colorful cast of characters and fast-paced, witty dialogue, The Dirty Streets of Heaven is a fantastically fun read.”
—Amazon.co.uk Editors’ Pick
 
Delicious, crunchy, Hellish fun.... Bobby’s odyssey makes for a compelling, page-turning experience, chock-full of visceral sights and sensory overload.”
—Tor.com