The Dark Volume, Gordon Dahlquist
The Dark Volume, Gordon Dahlquist
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The Dark Volume
A Novel

Author: Gordon Dahlquist

Narrator: John Lee

Unabridged: 19 hr 21 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Publisher: Tantor Media

Published: 04/07/2009

Synopsis

The Dark Volume forges ahead with the impossible adventures of three unlikely allies washed ashore on the forbidding Iron Coast. Encountering a series of savage murders, Miss Celeste Temple, Cardinal Chang, and Dr. Abelard Svenson discover that their enemies are on the move and that the insidious glass books are far more bewitching—and lethal—than they'd ever imagined. Brimming with reckless desire, bold terror, and breathless suspense, this unique feat of the imagination will hold audiences in its dark thrall long after the novel has been devoured.

About Gordon Dahlquist

Gordon Dahlquist is a native of the Pacific Northwest, where he worked for several years writing and directing plays. Since 1988 he has lived in New York. He has been a member of New Dramatists, is a New York Theatre Workshop Usual Suspect, and a founding member of the CiNE. His works include Messalina, Delirium Palace, Mission Byzantium! and Reitcence. He has also written and directed several experimental films that have been selected for the San Francisco International Film Festival, the Seattle International Film Festival, and the Northwest Film and Video Film Festival. He has received Garland Playwriting Awards for Messalina and Delirium Palace. His first novel is the bestselling The Glass Books of the Dream Eaters.

Reviews

Goodreads review by mark on November 13, 2013

apropos of nothing at all, and because no one asked, here is a list of the small number of steampunk novels i've read, in order of preference. 1. The Glass Books of the Dream Eaters... my favorite; pure pleasure from beginning to end 2. The Dark Volume 3. Leviathan... highly enjoyable - for teh childre......more

Goodreads review by Rae on August 18, 2023

UPDATE: Aug 2023 3 stars?? What was 2016-Rae thinking? Holy unnecessary sequel, Batman! Was 2016-Rae so distracted by the thought of Xonck's blue glass schlong that she let go of her inner literary critic?? Was she so desperate to love this that she was willing to overlook all its glaring flaws? This......more

Goodreads review by Alan on May 18, 2009

I really liked The Glass Books of the Dream Eaters, so I was naturally excited to discover, quite by chance, that Dahlquist had written a sequel. It's hard to follow up a successful debut, though, and unfortunately in many ways The Dark Volume does not measure up to its predecessor. Oh, The Dark Volu......more

Goodreads review by Kira on November 10, 2010

dear gordon dahlquist, i love these books so much it's sort of gross. it is impossible to overstate the ardor of my passion for them. IMPOSSIBLE. please, please, please write more. what little research i've done makes it seem like these books were considered a flop. i wish i could go back in time and......more

Goodreads review by Florin on July 06, 2023

Possibly the weakest steampunk novel I have ever read. Thank goodness it's over!......more

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