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Johannes Cabal and the Blustery Day

And Other Tales of the Necromancer

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Johannes Cabal and the Blustery Day

By: Jonathan L. Howard
Narrated by: Nicholas Guy Smith
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Johannes Cabal is a necromancer - and he's slightly infamous.

Johannes Cabal and the Blustery Day: And Other Tales of the Necromancer features seven of Cabal's most frightening adventures:

  • "Exeunt Demon King"
  • "The Ereshkigal Working"
  • "Johannes Cabal and the Blustery Day"
  • "The House of Gears"
  • "The Death of Me"
  • "Ouroboros Ouzo"
  • "A Long Spoon"

Also included is an original introduction written and read by the author.

©2013 Jonathan L. Howard (P)2015 Blackstone Audio, Inc., and Skyboat Media, Inc.
Dark Fantasy Fantasy Fiction Scary Magic Users Funny Witty Necromancy Short Stories

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Really good fun.

Lots of little stories with humour and devilish stuff.
A good narration too.
Well worth a listening to.

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Terry Pratchett, Douglas Adams and Lovecraft in 1

I had so much fun listening to this. I was new to the author but for sure will be listening to more from him. The turn of phrase he has is truly reminiscent of Douglas Adams and I'm surprised I hadn't come across him before. Fantastic ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐

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great listening

fantastic characters very well read plenty of black humour and adventure with the necromancer

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Well performed and entertaining

Nicholas Guy Smith performs this book very well. It is almost like he is not there, his acting is so natural.

The stories are tightly written and set in a world similar to the Hammer films. The characters are good, dialogue amusing and plots interesting.

Full marks

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Great Stories!

This is a great way to get into the series. I enjoyed each and every story.

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Ghoulishly good

This was my first encounter with Johanes Cabal, the charismatic necromancer. I will definitely be returning for more. The narration was perfect, and overall I would throughly recommend!

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An unexpected delight

A very enjoyable set of short stories about a necromancer. Funny and oddly touching at times. Beautifully read.

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Brilliant fun a thoroughly enjoyable listen

A classic British comedic style, dry humour, well crafted stories and great characters. Enjoy :)

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brilliant

came across by accident very glad I did
beautifully narrated and funny to boot

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Unexpectedly delightful

I do enjoy fantasy and some sci-fi, though I have no interest in the modern zombie/vampire entertainment offering. But on the strength of the previous reviews and as it is included in the membership catalogue, I decided to give Johannes Cabal a go. I am so pleased I did.

The style and intelligence of Jonathan L Howard's writing, the amusing stories and characterization of Johannes as almost an innocent soul, in all its darkness, was absolutely delightful. The necromancer and zombie elements are so lightly intertwined in the stories, whilst remaining the underlying main theme, and the plots so cleverly deviced, that even someone with no patience for such things can fall in love with Johannes and his adventures.

Whether I would have enjoyed reading the book as much as I did listening to it, I don't know. Nicholas Guy Smith was perfect for these stories. His matter-of-fact, slightly bemused and ever so slightly naïve tone, was perfect for Johannes. He gave every character a full life and made it such a pleasure to listen to. If he is the reader of other JL Howard books I'll give them a go too.

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