Demogorgon

by Brian Lumley

Book Overview

Charlie Trace, professional thief, is no stranger to deceit and violence. But nothing in his life on the knife-edge of London's Underworld could prepare him for the horror of Demogorgon. It is... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Mass Market Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0812511999
• Release Date: February 1992
• Publisher: Tor Books
• Length: 352 Pages
• Weight: 0.44 lbs.
• Dimensions: 6.8" x 0.8" x 4.3"

Customer Reviews

An excellent if incomplete novel

This was an excellent if incomplete novel of Lumley's, who of course is better known for the Necroscope series. It is one of the few "stand alone" books that Lumley has written that has not spawned any sequels. Although it is lesser than the unparraleled books in that sequence, (much as his other "stand alone" House of Doors), it remains a good read for his die-hard fans who are willing to give a good horror novel that has no mention of vampires, a chance. Essentialy the book follows the Cary Grant-like theif who gets mixed up in a plot of the Anti-Christ's to take over the world, only to find out that... well, I had better not spoil it. The only real problem with the book was the ending which didn't quite sit right with me. I think that Lumley should try a sequel to flesh out the original ideas in Demogorgon and re-invent the judeo-christian mythos horror genre, much as he did for the vampire and Lovecraftian genres. I give it a 7.