Baal

✍ Scribed by Robert McCammon

• Publisher: Pocket
• Year: 1978;1988
• Tongue: English
• Weight: 204 KB
• Category: Fiction
• ISBN-13: 9780671664848

✦ Synopsis

Baal was Robert McCammons first novel, a debut that would lead to some of the finest popular fiction of our time. Written at the age of 25 and published as a paperback original in 1978, it has been out of print for years. This deluxe new edition from Subterranean Press will give McCammons many readers both newcomers and longtime fans the opportunity to trace the development of an extraordinarily talented man.

The story begins with a horrific rape on the streets of New York City. Nine months after that violation, a most unusual child is born. His name is Jeffrey Harper Raines, but he quickly assumes his true name and true purpose as Baal, a new incarnation of the ancient prince of demons. The narrative recounts his lethal progress through the 20th century, which begins with the destruction of his earthly family. From there, Jeffrey/Baal moves to a doomed Catholic orphanage, where he unleashes carnage on an unprecedented scale, then out into the wider world, where he embraces his destiny as the Prophet of the Damned, generating a legacy of chaos, violence, and despair.

Baal is very much a young mans book, raw and brimming with emotion. Listen closely and youll hear the voice of a gifted storyteller struggling to be born. In 1980, the career that would encompass Swan Song, Boys Life, and The Five still lay waiting several years down the road. This is where it began.

Library : Horror
Formats : EPUB