Цикл книг «Сэмюэл Джонсон» — 3 книги

Люди в балахонах с капюшонами, чертившие магические символы и читавшие заклинания в подвале дома номер 666, вообще-то не имели в виду ничего дурного. Они всего лишь хотели развеять скуку да еще, быть может, наладить дружеские связи с потусторонним миром. Это не более чем досадная случайность, что их колдовские манипуляции открыли во Вселенной портал, куда устремился сам дьявол. Но теперь, похоже, человечество обречено - до Хеллоуина, когда разверзнется ад, осталось каких-то жалких три дня. Разве что юный Сэмюэл Джонсон успеет принять меры. Он хоть и одаренный мальчик, но далеко не супермен, - а значит, ему не обойтись без помощи верных друзей, в том числе славного пса по имени Босвелл. От автора мировых бестселлеров - впервые на русском языке!

Люди в балахонах с капюшонами, чертившие магические символы и читавшие заклинания в подвале дома номер 666, вообще-то не имели в виду ничего дурного. Они всего лишь хотели…

“Roald Dahl meets Harry Potter”* in this wonderfully strange and brilliant novel about a boy, his dog, and their struggle to escape the wrath of demons.

Young Samuel Johnson is in trouble. Not only is his eyesight so poor that he mistakenly asks out a letter box on a date but an angry demon wants revenge for Samuel’s part in foiling the invasion of Earth by the forces of evil. When Samuel and his faithful dachshund, Boswell, are pulled through a portal into the dark realm, home of the Infernals, it gets its chance.

Catching Samuel won’t be easy, for the Infernals have not reckoned on the bravery and cleverness of a boy and his dog; a hapless demon’s loyalty to the duo; or the presence of two clueless policemen and an unlucky, if cheerfully optimistic, ice-cream man.

Most of all, no one has planned on the intervention of an unexpected band of little men who also have recently found themselves in the underworld. If you thought demons were frightening, just wait until you meet Mr. Merryweather’s Elves. . . .

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“Roald Dahl meets Harry Potter”* in this wonderfully strange and brilliant novel about a boy, his dog, and their struggle to escape the wrath of demons.

Young Samuel Johnson…

Samuel Johnson is not in a happy place. He is dating the wrong girl, demons are occupying his spare room, and the town in which he lives appears to be cursed. But there is some good news on the horizon. After years of neglect, the grand old building that once housed Wreckit & Sons is about to reopen as the greatest toyshop that Biddlecombe has ever seen, and Samuel and his faithful dachshund Boswell are to be guests of honour at the big event. A splendid time will be had by all, as long as they can ignore the sinister statue that keeps moving around the town, the Shadows that are slowly blocking out the stars, the murderous Christmas elves, and the fact that somewhere in Biddlecombe a rotten black heart is beating a rhythm of revenge. A trap has been set. The Earth is doomed. The last hope for humanity lies with one young boy and the girl who's secretly in love with him. Oh, and a dog, two demons, four dwarfs and a very polite monster.

Samuel Johnson is not in a happy place. He is dating the wrong girl, demons are occupying his spare room, and the town in which he lives appears to be cursed. But there is some…