It's a Shame . . .

Have I ever mentioned that I have a horrible tendency to fall in love with books that are impossible to recommend to others because they are about incredibly strange topics that don't translate well to being shortened? The latest in this long line of titles is Johannes Cabal the Necromancer by Jonathan L. Howard. It's about a necromancer who sells his soul to the Devil and then realizes that he wants it back. To get it, he must provide Satan with 100 new souls in one year, and he's given a run-down carnival/sideshow to assist him in this task. See what I mean? Most of you have probably already stopped reading and maybe think I'm a bit off. But if the topic doesn't turn you off completely, then you'll find that Howard's use of language is playful and astounding, and that this is a wonderful book.