The clock is ticking toward the fate of the world, Sweetblood had said. Yet Conan Doyle did not believe that fate had already been written. Destiny, he knew, could be decided by those who were willing to grasp it in their hands and build their own fate from it.
The great darkness was coming. But he and his Menagerie would be there to greet it.
Until then . . .
"Arthur," Ceridwen said, bending low over him, blotting out his view of the others, of his friends gathered round him. He caught her scent, of spice and vanilla, saw the blue-white hue of her skin glisten in the moonlight. She kissed him gently, their lips barely grazing one another.
"Rest now."
Yes, he thought. He would rest.
But not for long.
END
ABOUT THE AUTHORS
CHRISTOPHER GOLDEN is the award-winning, New York Times bestselling author of such novels as Of Saints and Shadows, The Myth Hunters, The Boys Are Back in Town, and Strangewood. He has also written books for teens and young adults, including Soulless, Poison Ink, and The Secret Journeys of Jack London, co-authored with Tim Lebbon. His current work-in-progress is Cemetery Girl, a graphic novel trilogy collaboration with Charlaine Harris.
A lifelong fan of the "team-up," Golden frequently collaborates with other writers on books, comics, and scripts. He has co-written three illustrated novels with Mike Mignola, the first of which, Baltimore, or, The Steadfast Tin Soldier and the Vampire, was the launching pad for the Eisner Award-nominated comic book series, Baltimore. With Thomas E. Sniegoski, he is the co-author of the book series Magic Zero and The Menagerie, as well as comic book miniseries such as Talent, currently in development as a feature film. With Amber Benson, he co-created the online animated series Ghosts of Albion for the BBC.
As an editor, he has worked on the short story anthologies The New Dead, The Monster's Corner, and British Invasion, among others, and has also written and co-written comic books, video games, screenplays, and a network television pilot. Golden was born and raised in Massachusetts, where he still lives with his family. His original novels have been published in more than fourteen languages in countries around the world. Please visit him at http://www.ChristopherGolden.com.
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Twitter
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Facebook
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THOMAS E. SNIEGOSKI is a New York Times best-selling author of books and comics for children, young adults and adults. He is the writer of the New York Times best-selling The Fallen: Vol. 1 & 2, as well as the popular urban fantasy books featuring angel turned private investigator, Remy Chandler. He is also the only writer ever invited to work on Jeff Smith's international, award winning series Bone, working with Smith on Bone: Tall Tales. Sniegoski has just finished writing the third in an original Bone trilogy, Bone: Quest for the Spark, for Scholastic Books. The newest addition to The Fallen series, The Fallen: Forsaken and the latest Remy Chandler novel, In the House of the Wicked, was released in August 2012.
CONNECT WITH THOMAS E. SNIEGOSKI ONLINE
Official Website
https://www.sniegoski.com
Twitter
https://twitter.com/TomSniegoski
Facebook
https://www.facebook.com/ThomasSniegoski
OTHER WORKS BY CHRISTOPHER GOLDEN
THE MENAGERIE
The Nimble Man [w/Thomas E. Sniegoski]
The Tears of Furies [w/Thomas E. Sniegoski]
Stones Unturned [w/Thomas E. Sniegoski]
Crashing Paradise [w/Thomas E. Sniegoski]
THE BODY OF EVIDENCE SERIES
Body Bags
Thief of Hearts
Meets the Eye
Head Games
Skin Deep
Burning Bones [w/ Rick Hautala]
Brain Trust [w/ Rick Hautala]
Last Breath [w/ Rick Hautala]
Throat Culture [w/ Rick Hautala]
Strangewood
Straight On 'Til Morning
The Ferryman
The Boys Are Back in Town
Wildwood Road
The Secret Backs of Things
The Shell Collector
Bloodstained Oz [w/James A. Moore]
The Seven Whistlers [w/Amber Benson]
The Ocean Dark [As Jack Rogan]
The Collective [As Jack Rogan]
Baltimore, or The Steadfast Tin Soldier and the Vampire [w/Mike Mignola]
Joe Golem and the Drowning City [w/Mike Mignola]
Father Caetano's Puppet Catechism [w/Mike Mignola]
SLEEPY HOLLOW HIGH
Horseman [w/Ford Lytle Gilmore]
Drowned [w/Ford Lytle Gilmore]
Mischief [w/Ford Lytle Gilmore]
Enemies [w/Ford Lytle Gilmore]
THE VEIL
The Myth Hunters
The Borderkind
The Lost Ones
THE HIDDEN CITIES
Mind the Gap [w/Tim Lebbon]
The Map of Moments [w/Tim Lebbon]
The Chamber of Ten [w/Tim Lebbon]
The Shadow Men [w/Tim Lebbon]
THE SHADOW SAGA
Of Saints and Shadows
Angel Souls and Devil Hearts
Of Masques and Martyrs
Waking Nightmares
GHOSTS OF ALBION
Astray [w/Amber Benson]
Initiation [w/Amber Benson]
Accursed [w/Amber Benson]
Witchery [w/Amber Benson]
THE WAKING
Dreams of the Dead [As Thomas Randall]
Spirits of the Noh [As Thomas Randall]
A Winter of Ghosts [As Thomas Randall and Christopher Golden]
OTHER WORKS BY THOMAS E. SNIEGOSKI
ADULT FICTION
THE REMY CHANDLER SERIES:
A Kiss Before the Apocalypse
Dancing on the Head of a Pin
Where Angels Fear to Tread
A Hundred Words for Hate
In the House of the Wicked
Walking in the Midst of Fire
THE MENAGERIE
The Nimble Man [w/Christopher Golden]
The Tears of Furies [w/ Christopher Golden]
Stones Unturned [w/ Christopher Golden]
Crashing Paradise [w/ Christopher Golden]
TEEN FICTION
THE FALLEN SERIES
The Fallen
The Fallen: Leviathan
The Fallen: Aerie
The Fallen: Reckoning
The Fallen: End of Days
The Fallen: Forsaken
The Fallen: Armageddon
Force Majeure [w/ Christopher Golden]
Sleeper Code
Sleeper Agenda
Legacy
JUVENILE FICTION:
THE OUTCAST SERIES
Dragon Secrets
Ghost Fire
Wurm War
BILLY HOOTEN: OWLBOY SERIES:
Billy Hooten: Owlboy
Billy Hooten: Owlboy - The Girl With the Destructo Touch
Billy Hooten: Owlboy - Tremble at the Terror of Zis-Boom-Bah
Billy Hooten: Owlboy - The Flock of Fury
THE BRIMSTONE NETWORK SERIES:
The Brimstone Network
The Shroud of A'Ranka
Specter Rising
MEDIA TIE-INS
Buffy the Vampire Slayer: The Monster Book [w/ Christopher Golden and Stephen R. Bissette]
Buffy The Vampire Slayer/Angel: Monster Island [w/ Christopher Golden]
Angel: The Soul Trade
Hell
boy: The God Machine
Lobster Johnson: The Satan Factory
Bone: Tall Tales [w/ Jeff Smith]
BONE: QUEST FOR THE SPARK TRILOGY
Book One
Book Two
Book Three
ANTHOLOGIES
Hellboy: Odder Jobs
Mean Streets
21st Century Dead
An Apple for the Creature
WANT MORE
CHRISTOPHER GOLDEN AND THOMAS E. SNIEGOSKI?
VISIT THEM AT:
http://www.ChristopherGolden.com
https://www.sniegoski.com