Queen of the Dark Things, C. Robert Cargill
Queen of the Dark Things, C. Robert Cargill
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Queen of the Dark Things
A Novel

Author: C. Robert Cargill

Narrator: Vikas Adam

Unabridged: 14 hr 54 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Publisher: HarperAudio

Published: 05/13/2014


Synopsis

Screenwriter and noted film critic C. Robert Cargill continues the story begun in his acclaimed debut Dreams and Shadows in this bold and brilliantly crafted tale involving fairies and humans, magic and monsters—a vivid phantasmagoria that combines the imaginative wonders of Neil Gaiman, the visual inventiveness of Guillermo Del Toro, and the shocking miasma of William S. Burroughs. Six months have passed since the wizard Colby lost his best friend to an army of fairies from the Limestone Kingdom, a realm of mystery and darkness beyond our own. But in vanquishing these creatures and banning them from Austin, Colby sacrificed the anonymity that protected him. Now, word of his deeds has spread, and powerful enemies from the past—including one Colby considered a friend—have resurfaced to exact their revenge.As darkness gathers around the city, Colby sifts through his memories desperate to find answers that might save him. With time running out, and few of his old allies and enemies willing to help, he is forced to turn for aid to forces even darker than those he once battled.Following such masters as Lev Grossman, Erin Morgenstern, Richard Kadrey, and Kim Harrison, C. Robert Cargill takes us deeper into an extraordinary universe of darkness and wonder, despair and hope to reveal the magic and monsters around us . . . and inside us.

About C. Robert Cargill

C. Robert Cargill is the author of Dreams and Shadows and Queen of the Dark Things. He has written for Ain’t it Cool News for nearly a decade under the pseudonym Massawyrm, served as a staff writer for Film.com and Hollywood.com, and appeared as the animated character Carlyle on Spill.com. He is a cowriter of the horror films Sinister and Sinister 2, and Marvel’s Dr. Strange. He lives with his wife in Austin, Texas.


Reviews

Goodreads review by Trish on November 20, 2019

This is the second book about Dreams and Shadows that is (mostly) set in Austin, Texas. After the heartbreaking events at the end of book 1, we are now looking at the devastation 6 months later. Colby isn't doing so well. Guilt-ridden, he can't get over the fact that (view spoiler)[he wasn't able to save his best f (hide spoiler)]......more

Goodreads review by Bradley on November 19, 2019

What can I say? I'm a HUGE FAN of Cargill. The first book in the Dreams & Shadows was freaking brilliant, full of fae and magic, jinn and coyote. All the dark things were front and center. The eating and the eaten. Colby the little kid and Colby the adult was brilliant. This second book carries Colby......more

Goodreads review by Queralt✨ on February 17, 2022

Thoughts to come. I am not ready to say goodbye to Colby and Yashar ffs......more

Goodreads review by Bonnie on November 14, 2015

My rating: 3.5 of 5 stars Publication Date: May 13th 2014 by Harper Voyager I received this book free from Edelweiss in exchange for an honest review. This does not affect my opinion of the book or the content of my review. “This is how it starts.” “No. Hopefully this is how it ends.” Queen of the Da......more

Goodreads review by Jake on August 02, 2015

Reality-based fantasy is a rough genre for me. When you have fairies and trolls and wizards and Keeblers operating in real-life places and interacting with "normal" people, the tropes that we accept in more fantasy-based fantasy look less like the fantastic and more like the lazy. Gandalf shows up i......more