Sleeping Late On Judgement Day
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Sleeping Late on Judgement Day is the third book in the Bobby Dollar urban fantasy series by Tad Williams, bestselling author of high fantasy and science fiction. Williams draws upon the atmopshere of noir fiction, the grittiness of urban fantasy, and the...
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Sleeping Late on Judgement Day is the third book in the Bobby Dollar urban fantasy series by Tad Williams, bestselling author of high fantasy and science fiction. Williams draws upon the atmopshere of noir fiction, the grittiness of urban fantasy, and the masterful worldbuilding in this irreverent, snarky, and compelling tale of Bobby Dollar.
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Where does an angel go when he's been to Hell and back?Renegade angel Bobby Dollar does not have an easy afterlife. After surviving the myriad gruesome dangers Hell oh-so-kindly offered him, Bobby has returned empty-handed his demon girlfriend Casmira, the Countess of Cold Hands, is still in the clutches of Eligor, Grand Duke of Hell. Some hell of a rescue.
Forced to admit his failure, Bobby ends up back at his job as an angel advocate. That is, until Walter, an old angel friend whom Bobby never thought he d see again, shows up at the local bar. The last time he saw Walter was in Hell, when Walter had tried to warn him about one of Bobby s angel superiors. But now Walter can t remember anything, and Bobby doesn t know whom to trust.
Turns out that there's corruption hidden within the higher ranks of Heaven and Hell, but the only proof Bobby has is a single feather. Before he knows it, he s in the High Hall of Heavenly Judgement no longer a bastion for the moral high ground, if it ever was, but instead just another rigged system on trial for his immortal soul...
Sleeping Late on Judgement Day is the third installment of Tad Williams' urban fantasy Bobby Dollar series!
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prologueI hadn't attended a trial in Heaven before not in person. They don t happen that often, for one thing.
But wait, O wise angel, I hear you say. How can there be trials in Heaven?
Which is a perfectly good question, because once you ve made it to the Big Happy you should be golden, right? You ve been judged righteous or you wouldn t get in, and after that you re doing the work of the Highest, so how could you go wrong?
Well, first of all, there s the whole Free Will thing people and angels have to be free to make mistakes, or else we live in a clockwork universe where everything s predetermined and perfect. Most of the time Heaven does seem like that, a flock of serene shiny creatures living in complete harmony, a hive of buzzing happiness and shared purpose. But we all know that in nature, no matter how well any system works, there s always a couple of dumbass birds heading north for the winter when everyone else is flying south, or one dipshit salmon belly-surfing down the rapids, yelling, Whoo, yeah! Check me out! as he smacks face first into the more sensible fish swimming upstream to spawn. The fact that these unrepresentative idiots freeze and plummet from the sky or die without issue isn t the point the point is Free Will, and apparently we angels are capable of poor impulse control just like everybody else. Thus, there are trials in Heaven, and I was about to attend my first.
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Although attend is a bit misleading, I admit. It wasn t really my first, because I d been aware of several other trials. Here in the Happy Place you can know about important things like that and even follow them closely without actually being present, although it s hard to explain, because duh it s another Heaven thing. Imagine sitting in a crowded bar when the playoffs are on and a local team is involved: you don t have to stay glued to the screen to know what s going on in the game; you can pick up what s happening in a dozen different ways. And that s how I d done my trial-watching in the past.
But this trial was going to be different, and so I had secured myself an excellent seat, front row center. The poor bastard angel on trial was going to face the full weight of Heaven s judgement, and the entire Shining City was full of anticipation. The Hall of Justice sparkled and throbbed with the light of watching angels, angels who wanted more than just a general feeling about this trial, who wanted to experience it up close and personal. I thought I even saw my boss, Archangel Temuel (who us angelic grunts usually called The Mule ) not too far away.
The crowd of the Saved, jostling each other in the massive shining hall despite being only semi-tangible (another Heaven thing which doesn t really translate), began to murmur with anticipation as the jury appeared, a row of blooming angelic flames that represented the great and the good in fact some of the very greatest and goodest that our Third Sphere had to offer. I recognized them all.
We Are Convened In The Sight Of The Highest To Do Justice. These words came from the diamond-faceted white light that represented Terentia, a powerful angel who was acting as master of ceremonies. The other four heavenly judges, Karael, Raziel, Anaita, and Chamuel watched silently from beside her, their flames lined up like a menorah on Hanukkah Day Five. God Loves You All, Terentia added, then turned her attention to me. Angel Advocate Doloriel, You Are Accused Of Conspiring Against Heaven s Laws. In Addition To Several Crimes, You Are Also Charged With The Sins Of Wrath, Pride, Envy, And Avarice, All Most Dreadful. If You Are Found Guilty, You Will Be Cast From Heaven And In
Although attend is a bit misleading, I admit. It wasn t really my first, because I d been aware of several other trials. Here in the Happy Place you can know about important things like that and even follow them closely without actually being present, although it s hard to explain, because duh it s another Heaven thing. Imagine sitting in a crowded bar when the playoffs are on and a local team is involved: you don t have to stay glued to the screen to know what s going on in the game; you can pick up what s happening in a dozen different ways. And that s how I d done my trial-watching in the past.
But this trial was going to be different, and so I had secured myself an excellent seat, front row center. The poor bastard angel on trial was going to face the full weight of Heaven s judgement, and the entire Shining City was full of anticipation. The Hall of Justice sparkled and throbbed with the light of watching angels, angels who wanted more than just a general feeling about this trial, who wanted to experience it up close and personal. I thought I even saw my boss, Archangel Temuel (who us angelic grunts usually called The Mule ) not too far away.
The crowd of the Saved, jostling each other in the massive shining hall despite being only semi-tangible (another Heaven thing which doesn t really translate), began to murmur with anticipation as the jury appeared, a row of blooming angelic flames that represented the great and the good in fact some of the very greatest and goodest that our Third Sphere had to offer. I recognized them all.
We Are Convened In The Sight Of The Highest To Do Justice. These words came from the diamond-faceted white light that represented Terentia, a powerful angel who was acting as master of ceremonies. The other four heavenly judges, Karael, Raziel, Anaita, and Chamuel watched silently from beside her, their flames lined up like a menorah on Hanukkah Day Five. God Loves You All, Terentia added, then turned her attention to me. Angel Advocate Doloriel, You Are Accused Of Conspiring Against Heaven s Laws. In Addition To Several Crimes, You Are Also Charged With The Sins Of Wrath, Pride, Envy, And Avarice, All Most Dreadful. If You Are Found Guilty, You Will Be Cast From Heaven And In
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Autoren-Porträt von Tad Williams
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.
Bibliographische Angaben
- Autor: Tad Williams
- 2015, 464 Seiten, Masse: 10,6 x 17 cm, Kartoniert (TB), Englisch
- Verlag: Penguin US
- ISBN-10: 075640987X
- ISBN-13: 9780756409876
- Erscheinungsdatum: 19.08.2015
Sprache:
Englisch
Pressezitat
Praise for the Bobby Dollar series:"Delicious, crunchy, Hellish fun.... Bobby s odyssey makes for a compelling, page-turning experience, chock-full of visceral sights and sensory overload." Tor.com
A noir fantasy series with a dark and thrilling story of Heaven and Hell battling for human souls. Exhilarating action, fascinating characters, and high stakes will leave the reader both satisfied and eager for the next installment. Publisher's Weekly
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, #1 NYT bestselling author of The Wise Man's Fear
"Fans of hard-living angel Bobby Dollar will no doubt mourn the end of this outlandishly imaginative series, but not before they savor another unpredictable and enjoyable adventure from Heaven s most unconventional angel." RT Reviews
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