The Gates

The Gates

Young Samuel Johnson and his dachshund Boswell are trying to show initiative by trick-or-treating a full three days before Halloween. Which is how they come to witness strange goings-on at 666 Crowley Avenue. The Abernathys donâ€™t mean any harm by their flirtation with the underworld. But when they unknowingly call forth Satan himself, they create a gap in the universe. A gap which holds a pair of enormous gatesâ€”the gates to Hell. And there are some pretty terrifying beings determined to get outâ€¦?
Can one small boy defeat evil? Can he harness the power of science, faith and love to save the world as we know it??
Bursting with imagination and impossible to put down, The Gates is about the pull between good and evil, physics and fantasy. It is about a quirky and eccentric boy who is impossible not to love, and the unlikely cast of characters who give him the strength to stand up to a demonic power. Like Mark Haddonâ€™s The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time, this novel manages to re-create for grownups that magical and scary world of childhood that weâ€™ve all left behind but so love to visit.
Country USA
Brand Simon & Schuster
Manufacturer Atria Books
Binding Hardcover
ReleaseDate 2009-10-06
UnitCount 1
EANs 9781439172636

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