The Everything Box

The Everything Box - Paperback

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The Everything Box

The Everything Box - Paperback

by Richard Kadrey
$19.99
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Book Overview

by Richard Kadrey (Author)

"A rolling bouncy-house of a caper tale, The Everything Box abounds with quick-witted characters, snarky dialogue, and surreal analogies. If you haven't sampled Richard Kadrey's take on fantasy yet, this is a great place to start." -- Christopher Moore, New York Times bestselling author of Lamb, A Dirty Job, and The Serpent of Venice

From the author of the Sandman Slim series, a new fantasy in the tradition of Terry Pratchett, Douglas Adams, and Carl Hiaasen.

2000 B.C. -- A beautiful, ambitious angel stands on a mountaintop, surveying the world and its little inhabitants below. He smiles because soon, the last of humanity who survived the great flood will meet its end, too. And he should know. He's going to play a big part in it. Our angel usually doesn't get to do field work, and if he does well, he's certain he'll get a big promotion.

And now it's time . . . .

The angel reaches into his pocket for the instrument of humanity's doom. Must be in the other pocket. Then he frantically begins to pat himself down. Dejected, he realizes he has lost the object. Looking over the Earth at all that could have been, the majestic angel utters a single word.

"Crap."

2015. -- A thief named Coop--a specialist in purloining magic objects--steals and delivers a small box to the mysterious client who engaged his services. Coop doesn't know that his latest job could be the end of him--and the rest of the world. Suddenly he finds himself in the company of The Department of Peculiar Science, a fearsome enforcement agency that polices the odd and strange. The box isn't just a supernatural heirloom with quaint powers, they tell him.

It's a doomsday device. They think . . .

And suddenly, everyone is out to get it.

Front Jacket

2000 B.C.--A beautiful, ambitious angel stands on a mountaintop smiling, because soon the last of humanity who survived the great flood will meet its end, too. And he should know. He's going to play a big part in it. But when he reaches for the instrument of humanity's doom, he can't find it. Looking over the Earth at all that could have been, the majestic angel utters a single word: "Crap."

2015 A.D.--Coop, a thief specializing in purloining magic objects, steals and delivers a small box to the mysterious client who engaged his services. Coop doesn't know that his latest job could be the end of him--and the rest of the world--and will propel him into the company of the Department of Peculiar Science, a fearsome enforcement agency that polices the odd and strange. The box isn't just a supernatural heirloom with quaint powers, the Peculiar agents tell him. It's doomsday itself. Or a bomb. Or something. They're not really sure . . .

And suddenly, everyone is out to get it.

--San Francisco Chronicle on THE EVERYTHING BOX

Back Jacket

2000 B.C.--A beautiful, ambitious angel stands on a mountaintop smiling, because soon the last of humanity who survived the great flood will meet its end, too. And he should know. He's going to play a big part in it. But when he reaches for the instrument of humanity's doom, he can't find it. Looking over the Earth at all that could have been, the majestic angel utters a single word: "Crap."

2015 A.D.--Coop, a thief specializing in purloining magic objects, steals and delivers a small box to the mysterious client who engaged his services. Coop doesn't know that his latest job could be the end of him--and the rest of the world--and will propel him into the company of the Department of Peculiar Science, a fearsome enforcement agency that polices the odd and strange. The box isn't just a supernatural heirloom with quaint powers, the Peculiar agents tell him. It's doomsday itself. Or a bomb. Or something. They're not really sure . . .

And suddenly, everyone is out to get it.

Number of Pages: 384
Dimensions: 1.1 x 7.8 x 5.2 IN
Publication Date: March 31, 2020
ISBN9780062389558
Author Richard Kadrey
PublisherHarper Voyager
GenreLiterature
FormatPaperback
PublishedMarch 2020
LanguageENG- English
Pages384
Weight1.0 lb
Target AudienceAdults
Print SizeStandard Print

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About Richard Kadrey

Richard Kadrey is a New York Times bestselling author whose work has been nominated for both the Locus and BSFA awards. His novel Sandman Slim was included in Amazon's "100 Science Fiction & Fantasy Books to Read in a Lifetime." Some of Kadrey's other books include King Bullet, The Everything Box, The Grand Dark, and Butcher Bird. He also writes for film, games, and comics such as Heavy Metal, Lucifer, and Hellblazer.

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