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6.125 × 9.25 SPINE: 1.375 FLAPS: 3.5 U.S. $25.95 Praise for the Bobby Dollar series: NEW YORK TIMES Canada $28.95 NEW YORK TIMES “When“When I Iheard heard that that Tad Tad Williams Williams was was writing writing an an urban urban fantasy fantasy novel, novel, I Igot got all all tingly. tingly. Now Now BESTSELLING AUTHOR I’veI’ve read read it, it, and and it’s it’s even even better better than than I’d I’d dared dared to to hope. hope. It’s It’s snarky, snarky, fast-paced, fast-paced, and and above above all, all, original.original. You You should should be be tingly, tingly, too.” too.” —Patrick —Patrick Rothfuss, Rothfuss, #1 #1 New New York York Times Times bestselling bestselling author author of of The The Wise Wise Man’s Man’s Fear Fear “A“A noir noir fantasy fantasy series series with with a adark dark and and thrilling thrilling story story of of Heaven Heaven and and Hell Hell battling battling for for human human BESTSELLING AUTHOR souls.souls. Exhilarating Exhilarating action, action, fascinating fascinating characters, characters, and and high high stakes stakes will will leave leave the the reader reader both both satisfiedsatisfied and and eager eager for for the the next next installment.” installment.” — —PublishersPublishers Weekly Weekly (starred (starred review) review) As usual, the angel Doloriel has a few “A“A tough, tough, likeable likeable hero hero and and a amultidimensional multidimensional plot. plot. The. The author’s author’s many many fans fans as as well well as as problems. urbanurban fantasy fantasy enthusiasts enthusiasts will will enjoy enjoy Williams’s Williams’s take take on on Heaven’s Heaven’s less less desirable desirable places places as as well well asas his his wry wry humor humor and and keen keen insights.” insights.” — —LibraryLibrary Journal Journal (starred (starred review) review) Doloriel—or Bobby Dollar, as his friends on Earth and his even more numerous enemies “You“You could could call call this this angel angel noir noir or or metaphysical metaphysical mystery; mystery; either either way way it it is is something something very very call him—has already been to Hell to try to San Francisco Chronicle strangestrange and and deeply deeply entertaining.” entertaining.” — —San Francisco Chronicle retrieve his beloved Caz from the clutches of an archdemon named Eligor. That mission “Williams“Williams has has managed managed to to create create something something really really special, special, that that manages manages to to breathe breathe new new life life failed. Now, not only does Caz (who’s actually a intointo the the urban urban fantasy fantasy genre genre while while at at the the same same time time retaining retaining that that magic magic of of his his earlier earlier novels. novels. demon, herself, but still a nice person) remain AnAn incredible incredible start start to to a apromising promising series.” series.” —SF —SF Book Book Review Review a prisoner in the place of Eternal Punishment, but Bobby’s friends and informants are desert- “With“With silver silver bullets bullets flying flying and and smart-mouthed smart-mouthed angel angel Bobby Bobby Dollar Dollar ready ready to to kick kick some some ing him right and left and his new apartment Tad Williams is a New York Times and London demondemon ass, ass, this this is is an an awesome, awesome, action-packed action-packed read.” read.” seems to be haunted. Also, somebody high in Sunday Times bestselling author of fantasy and —Kristen —Kristen Britain, Britain, New New York York Times Times the heavenly hierarchy wants Bobby eliminated. science fiction, with novels translated into more bestselling bestselling author author of of Blackveil Blackveil And we’re not talking about downsizing, we’re than twenty languages and a global readership. talking about utter destruction. “The“The angels angels aren’t aren’t exactly exactly angelic angelic in in this this wickedly wickedly good good start start to to a anew new crime crime noir noir series. series. He hosted a syndicated radio show for over a ThisThis one one kept kept me me up up all all night night reading reading to to see see what what twists twists and and turns turns Bobby Bobby will will have have to to decade, co-created the first completely interactive navigatenavigate next.” next.” — —ParkersburgParkersburg News News and and Sentinel Sentinel When you’re a minor angel, and pretty much television program, and is currently involved in film, everything you’ve been doing is against the rules, that’s called trouble. When you add neo- television, comic books, computer games, and other “[Dollar’s]“[Dollar’s] quest quest for for the the truth truth uncovers uncovers lies lies and and deception, deception, in in heaven heaven and and hell, hell, that that propel propel Nazis, other-dimensional monsters, and the multimedia projects. Tad lives with his family and thethe headlong headlong plot plot towards towards a afascinating fascinating conclusion.” conclusion.” world’s ugliest automobile into the mix, that’s many other animals in northern California. — —TheThe Guardian Guardian even more trouble. And when you combine all that with Hell’s most powerful demons and at least one of Heaven’s most powerful angels wanting nothing more than to see you burning forever in Hell—well, that’s more than trouble. 978-0-7564-0889-3 That’s called The End, and for Bobby Dollar, it’s approaching fast. Jacket photo by Getty/The Image Bank Jacket design by G-Force Design EAN Time for Bobby to get back to work. Because Author photo by Deborah Beale it’s almost Judgement Day, and Heaven isn’t Visit us online at dawbooks.com going to overthrow itself. DAW DAW No. 1102 No. 1102 9780756408893_Sleeping_Lateon_Judgement_JK_re.indd 1 6/10/14 5:30 PM.