The Dirty Streets of Heaven, Tad Williams
The Dirty Streets of Heaven, Tad Williams
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The Dirty Streets of Heaven
Volume One of Bobby Dollar

Author: Tad Williams

Narrator: George Newbern

Unabridged: 24 hr 22 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Publisher: DAW

Published: 09/27/2012

Synopsis

Bobby Dollar is an angel—a real one. He knows a lot about sin, and not just in his professional capacity as an advocate for souls caught between Heaven and Hell. Bobby’s wrestling with a few deadly sins of his own—pride, anger, even lust.

But his problems aren’t all his fault. Bobby can’t entirely trust his heavenly superiors, and he’s not too sure about any of his fellow earthbound angels either, especially the new kid that Heaven has dropped into their midst, a trainee angel who asks too many questions. And he sure as hell doesn’t trust the achingly gorgeous Countess of Cold Hands, a mysterious she-demon who seems to be the only one willing to tell him the truth.

When the souls of the recently departed start disappearing, catching both Heaven and Hell by surprise, things get bad very quickly for Bobby D. End-of-the-world bad. Beast of Revelations bad. Caught between the angry forces of Hell, the dangerous strategies of his own side, and a monstrous undead avenger that wants to rip his head off and suck out his soul, Bobby’s going to need all the friends he can get—in Heaven, on Earth, or anywhere else he can find them.

You’ve never met an angel like Bobby Dollar. And you’ve never read anything like The Dirty Streets of Heaven.

Brace yourself—the afterlife is weirder than you ever believed.

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

Goodreads review by Felicia on September 14, 2012

So I own all of Tad Williams' work in hardback, except for the book about the cats because I refuse to read books with dogs or cats as protagonists because EVERY TIME ONE OF THEM GETS KILLED AND I CRY. Ahem. Anyway, having loved his more fantasy-based stuff, I was a bit hesitant to read this foray in......more

Goodreads review by Cynnamon on September 01, 2021

Rather PI crime noir than fantasy All those readers who appreciate Tad Williams for the Dragonbone Chair, for Otherland or for Shadowmarch will be seriously surprised when they get to this series. With the Bobby Dollar series Williams created an urban Fantasy which I’d rather categorize as a global co......more

Goodreads review by Mark on August 26, 2012

For those used to Tad’s more traditional Fantasy (such as Memory, Shadow and Thorn and the Shadowmarch series) this one is different. So different in that, had the name not been on the front, I wouldn’t have said they were the same writer. This is being widely seen as Tad’s take on Urban Fantasy: you......more

Goodreads review by Michael on December 21, 2016

Bobby Dollar is an angel, his role here on earth is to advocate for the souls caught between heaven and hell. As a result of this, Bobby knows about sin, in fact, he wrestles with a few himself; pride, lust and anger. Whether it’s pride or just instinct, Dollar can’t trust his superiors or his fello......more

Goodreads review by Shandra on July 06, 2015

Initial thoughts: Well...this book started out soooooo strong for me!!! I was totally entranced and sucked in. But then...well, it went seriously downhill. It took me forever to finish this because I just didn't have the desire to pick it back up. Review to come at some point. Review: Actual rating:......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, New York Times bestselling author of The Name of the Wind

“The Dirty Streets of Heaven is a new breed of urban fantasy, gritty, unrelenting, and yet strangely human.  The stakes are high, the costs are real, and all you've got to pay your way is Bobby Dollar.”
— Seanan McGuire, New York Times bestselling author of Ashes of Honor

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