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The everything box

Title
The everything box / Richard Kadrey.
Author
Kadrey, Richard
Publication
New York, NY : Harper Voyager, an imprint of HarperCollins Publishers, [2016]

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Book/TextUse in library JFE 16-8798Schwarzman Building - Main Reading Room 315

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352 pages; 24 cm
Summary
"Reminiscent of the edgy, offbeat humor of Chris Moore and Matt Ruff, the first entry in a whimsical, fast-paced supernatural series from the New York Times bestselling author of the Sandman Slim novels--a dark and humorous story involving a doomsday gizmo, a horde of baddies determined to possess its power, and a clever thief who must steal it back. again and again. 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"--
Subjects
Genre/Form
  • Apocalyptic fiction.
  • Paranormal fiction.
  • Fantasy fiction.
Call Number
JFE 16-8798
ISBN
  • 9780062389541
  • 0062389548
LCCN
2015041562
OCLC
2015041562
Author
Kadrey, Richard, author.
Title
The everything box / Richard Kadrey.
Publisher
New York, NY : Harper Voyager, an imprint of HarperCollins Publishers, [2016]
Edition
First edition.
Type of Content
text
Type of Medium
unmediated
Type of Carrier
volume
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Online version: Kadrey, Richard. Everything box First edition. New York : Harper Voyager, an imprint of HarperCollins Publishers, [2016] 9780062389565 (DLC) 2015044325
Research Call Number
JFE 16-8798
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