Publisher Description

Young Samuel Johnson and his dachshund Boswell are trying to show initiative by trick-or-treating a full three days before Hallowe'en. Which is how they come to witness strange goings-on at 666 Crowley Avenue.The Abernathys don't mean any harm by their flirtation with Satanism. But it just happens to coincide with a malfunction in the Large Hadron Collider that creates a gap in the universe. A gap in which there is a pair of enormous gates. The gates to Hell. And there are some pretty terrifying beings just itching to get out.Can Samuel persuade anyone to take this seriously? Can he harness the power of science to save the world as we know it?

Notes

A flirtation with Satanism coincides with a malfunction in the Large Hadron Collider creating a gap in the universe - the gates to Hell. 'Brilliant. I loved every word of it. John has found a voice that compares favourably with Stephen King and Monty Python which is not an easy trick. The Gates is delightfully horrific and hilarious and will create legions of fans fans among the living and undead, who will be bloodthirsty for more' Eoin Colfer

Author Biography

John Connolly was born in Dublin in 1968. His debut - EVERY DEAD THING - swiftly launched him right into the front rank of thriller writers, and all his subsequent novels have been Sunday Times bestsellers. He is the first non-American writer to win the US Shamus award.

Review

Brilliant. I loved every word of it. John has found a voice that compares favourably with Stephen King and Monty Python which is not an easy trick. The Gates is delightfully horrific and hilarious and will create legions of fans among the living and undead, who will be bloodthirsty for more. - Eoin ColferDestined to be another runaway success appealing to both young adults and their parent alike. - Sunday IndependentIncredibly enjoyable. - FHMA demonic, darkly comic tale . . . satisfyingly peppered with science, history and amusing footnotes on everything from St Thomas Aquinas to quantum theory, and will go down well with readers of Eoin Colfer and Lemony Snicket. - Daily Telegraph

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Funny, scary adventure with a dachshund, demons, science - and footnotes

Long Description

Young Samuel Johnson and his dachshund Boswell are trying to show initiative by trick-or-treating a full three days before Hallowe'en. Which is how they come to witness strange goings-on at 666 Crowley Avenue.The Abernathys don't mean any harm by their flirtation with Satanism. But it just happens to coincide with a malfunction in the Large Hadron Collider that creates a gap in the universe. A gap in which there is a pair of enormous gates. The gates to Hell. And there are some pretty terrifying beings just itching to get out.Can Samuel persuade anyone to take this seriously? Can he harness the power of science to save the world as we know it?

Review Quote

'The book is beautifully written . . . It is obviously the product of someone with a very powerful imagination'

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Funny, scary adventure with a dachshund, demons, science - and footnotes

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A brilliant new departure for bestselling author John Connolly

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