For This Is Hell [NOOK Book]

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London, 1593. Christopher Marlowe, playwright, spy, and renowned womanizer, is desperately working on what could be his greatest play. But inspiration eludes him, until a chance encounter with a dark temptress rekindles his passion and the words start to flow with that famous passion.
Forces are arrayed against Marlowe. Something doesn't want him finishing, and it's not just the Queen’s Privy Council, who would see Marlowe institutionalized. The Black Death is abroad—illness and...
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For This Is Hell

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Overview

London, 1593. Christopher Marlowe, playwright, spy, and renowned womanizer, is desperately working on what could be his greatest play. But inspiration eludes him, until a chance encounter with a dark temptress rekindles his passion and the words start to flow with that famous passion.
Forces are arrayed against Marlowe. Something doesn't want him finishing, and it's not just the Queen’s Privy Council, who would see Marlowe institutionalized. The Black Death is abroad—illness and madness rampage through the streets, causing death and insanity and mayhem. Marlowe suspects there is a foul agency at work, but can the incandescent playwright stop the chaos before it overwhelms the entire city?
This new occult thriller from bestselling authors Aaron Rosenberg and Steven Savile combines Elizabethan theatre, ancient mythology, and ageless seduction to create a dark, gripping tale that is both as old as time itself and wholly original.
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Product Details

  • BN ID: 2940014075992
  • Publisher: Crazy 8 Press
  • Publication date: 1/30/2012
  • Sold by: Barnes & Noble
  • Format: eBook
  • Sales rank: 341,158
  • File size: 5 MB

Meet the Author

AARON ROSENBERG's original fiction includes the NOOK-bestselling humorous science fiction novel No Small Bills, the Dread Remora space-opera series, and the supernatural thriller Incursion. He also wrote the PsiPhi winner Collective Hindsight for Star Trek: SCE, the Daemon Gates trilogy for Warhammer, Tides of Darkness and the Scribe-nominated Beyond the Dark Portal for WarCraft, Hunt and Run for Stargate: Atlantis, and Substitution Method and Road Less Traveled for Eureka, and worked on such roleplaying games as Asylum, Spookshow, Chosen, the Origins Award-winning Gamemastering Secrets, The Supernatural Roleplaying Game, Warhammer Fantasy Roleplay, and The Deryni Roleplaying Game. He has ranged from mystery to speculative fiction to drama to comedy, always with the same intent—to tell a good story. You can visit him online at http://www.gryphonrose.com or follow him on Twitter @gryphonrose.

STEVEN SAVILE has written 20 books for various media properties including Doctor Who, Torchwood, Stargate, Warhammer, Slaine and Primeval. Shadow of the Jaguar, which was a #1 bestseller in the UK in 2008, and sold over half a million books worldwide. 2010 saw the release of his first non-fiction book, Fantastic TV, charting 50 years of science fiction television in the UK and US. He is the co-creator of Monster Town, recently bought by Sony Entertainment to develop for cable tv in the U.S. and his novels have been translated into 9 languages, including German, French, Italian, and Spanish. His debut thriller Silver reached #2 on the e-book bestseller of Amazon UK and has spent over 100 days in the top 100. Steve also wrote the storyline for Electronic Arts' Battlefield 3. He has been runner up in the British fantasy award, and won the Writers of the Future Award and the Scribe Award for best Media Tie-In in 2010. His most recent novel, The Black Chalice, was released in March. His next novel, Each Ember's Ghost will be published by Fantasy Flight Games. He also developed the Isra the Nightwalker series for the bestselling Pathfinder RPG. You can visit him online at http://www.stevensavile.com.
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  • Posted February 9, 2012

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    Forsooth - a most fantastical tale to delight and entertain!

    No finer compliment need be paid to the craft of this pair of writers than to say that the narration puts you into a living, breathing, drinking and cursing 1593 – as it exists on the lines that ripple with wit and elegance – rather than merely describing a story that happened 400+ years ago.

    Expanding on Christopher Marlowe’s singular history and adding a touch of the fantastical, the story crackles and burns like the Phoenix itself. (You’ll need to read the story to see what I mean)

    Marlowe, famed playwright, is more than he seems – but finds himself wrestling to finish his latest play, a dramatic return to Carthage. Sinister forces are afoot, however, and whilst a newfound love suddenly flames his passion and his writing craft back to glory, so London finds itself in the grip of plague-ridden madness and evil deeds.

    In a race against total destruction, the loss of sanity, and the machinations of the Privy Council – Marlowe must finish the play, save the city and work out who or what his new love is really planning.

    This pair of writers – born on the same day, no less: which leads me to a cunning belief that they themselves are not all they seem… – have wrought an echoing tale of passion and power that wrings every ounce of Elizabethan intrigue, occult fantasy and vivid charm from the events surrounding Marlowe’s life and untimely death.

    19 out of 23 people found this review helpful.

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  • Anonymous

    Posted February 20, 2012

    Fast and fun!

    I was pleasantly surprised by this quick read.

    2 out of 2 people found this review helpful.

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  • Anonymous

    Posted February 29, 2012

    For This is Awesome

    Marlowe, magic, mayhem and a wonderfully atmospheric story. Full marks.

    1 out of 1 people found this review helpful.

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  • Posted June 14, 2012

    okay, not great

    Sorry, just not that interesting or good writing.

    0 out of 1 people found this review helpful.

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  • Anonymous

    Posted May 2, 2012

    Not very good

    Have not been enjoying this book at all.

    0 out of 1 people found this review helpful.

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  • Anonymous

    Posted March 13, 2012

    Ok good but bad

    Now the book of hell is prwtty good but something i need to say its a littlw pg 13 to my 6year old sister duhhhhhh that dosent make sense to her its weird

    0 out of 6 people found this review helpful.

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