The Gates, John Connolly
The Gates, John Connolly
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The Gates

Author: John Connolly

Narrator: Jonathan Cake

Unabridged: 7 hr 2 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Published: 10/06/2009


Synopsis

Bursting with imagination and impossible to put down, this “wholly original” (People) and “refreshing” (San Francisco Chronicle) novel from New York Times bestselling author John Connolly is about the pull between good and evil, physics and fantasy—and a quirky boy, who is impossible not to love, and the unlikely cast of characters who give him the strength to stand up to a demonic power.

Young Samuel Johnson and his dachshund, Boswell, are trying to show initiative by trick-or-treating a full three days before Halloween, which is how they come to witness strange goings-on at 666 Crowley Road. The Abernathys don't mean any harm by their flirtation with the underworld, but when they unknowingly call forth Satan himself, they create a gap in the universe, a gap through which a pair of enormous gates is visible. The gates to Hell. And there are some pretty terrifying beings just itching to get out...

Can one small boy defeat evil? Can he harness the power of science, faith, and love to save the world as we know it?

About John Connolly

Dublin, Ireland born author, John Connolly, like many other authors, has held many jobs before solely dedicating his professional career to writing. He worked as a journalist, a barman, a local government official, a waiter, and a department store (Harrod's) gofer. His studies included English and Journalism, and spent five years as a freelance journalist for The Irish Times newspaper. He wrote his first novel, "Every Dead Thing", which was published in 1999. This began the introduction of his now famous main character, Charlie Parker. Charlie is considered to be a sort of anti-hero type, a former police officer who was forever hunting the killer of his wife and daughter. A total of fourteen books were written (through 2016) with Charlie Parker as the main character. The last three books made a change from being told in the first person of Parker, to being told by a third party person's point of view.

Connolly also published other thriller novels outside the Parker series. One such novel was about a young boy's coming-of-age journey through a fantasy of life during World War II England. Film adaptations of some of his works have been procured and will be made for film in the future. The first to appear to audiences was somewhat based on one of his short stories, "The New Daughter", and starred Kevin Costner and Ivana Bauquero.

In 2009, Connolly wrote his first novel geared specifically to younger readers, "The Gates", followed in 2011 by sequels, "Hell's Bells" (UK), and "The Infernals" (US), and "The Creeps" in 2013.

John Connolly's home base is still in Dublin, but he does divide his working time between there and the United States, which is where the Charlie Parker series takes place.


Reviews

Goodreads review by Will on August 09, 2023

The Gates is a hell of a funny book, yes laugh out loud funny. A foursome of dark dabblers attempt a summoning. Somewhere near Geneva, the Large Hadron Collider is whirring about attempting to divine the “god particle.” What could possibly go wrong? Before you can say “oopsy” a small portal to you-kn......more

Goodreads review by Eloy on April 18, 2021

"Algunas religiones creían que en el Infierno ardía el fuego y otras creían que era un lugar frío y tenebroso...ninguna de ellas podía saberlo a ciencia cierta, porque cuando alguien descubría la verdad, ya estaba muerto y era demasiado tarde para que la información resultara útil. Lo que sí encontr......more

Goodreads review by Ɗẳɳ 2.☊ on September 19, 2024

In Which We Learn about “The Gates” and the Subjective Nature of Humor, None of Which Is Entirely Helpful The Gates opens with Samuel Johnson, an eleven-year-old boy from Biddlecombe, England, also looking to get a jump on the season by trick-or-treating, with his beloved dachshund, Boswell, a full t......more

Goodreads review by Eliasdgian on February 09, 2018

O John Connolly παρωδεί ευφυώς το άκρως εφιαλτικό σενάριο της έλευσης του Βεελζεβούλ στα εγκόσμια και διασκεδάζει τους αναγνώστες του ‘εγκαθιστώντας’ στο Μπίντλκομπ της Αγγλίας, παραμονές του Χαλοουίν, ορδές καταχθόνιων πλασμάτων. Οι Πύλες της Κόλασης έχουν ανοίξει - οι επιστήμονες του CERN έβαλαν τ......more