In a macabre 'memoir', lost for nearly six hundred years after being hidden by a young apprentice of Johannes Gutenberg, Jakabok - or Mr. B. - a minion of hell, describes the dark events that had shaped his youth, his rise to'major'demon status, and his nefarious plans to bring darkness and despair to unwitting humans everywhere.
Praise for Clive Barker:
'An invocation of both magic and the imagination... A majestic maze of mythmaking'
Washington Times
'Passionate and ingenious... A ride with remarkable views'
Times Literary Supplement
'A fabulous, engrossing war of the worlds'
People Magazine
'Barker's fecundity of invention is beyond praise. In a world of hard-bitten horror and originality, Clive Barker dislocates your mind'
Mail on Sunday
'A powerful and fascinating writer with a brilliant imagination... Clive Barker is an outstanding storyteller'
J G Ballard
'An invocation of both magic and the imagination... A majestic maze of mythmaking'
Washington Times
'Passionate and ingenious... A ride with remarkable views'
Times Literary Supplement
'A fabulous, engrossing war of the worlds'
People Magazine
'Barker's fecundity of invention is beyond praise. In a world of hard-bitten horror and originality, Clive Barker dislocates your mind'
Mail on Sunday
'A powerful and fascinating writer with a brilliant imagination... Clive Barker is an outstanding storyteller'
J G Ballard