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Paul Carpenter doesn't have a lot going for him. His parents sold him to his current employer, his girlfriend dumped him, and now he's been assigned to pest control, a job requiring dragon-killing, at a minimum. Author Tom Holt has a wickedly funny sense of humor and gift for understatement in the tradition of Douglas Adams. In this imaginative novel goblins are distant relations and coworkers are wanna-be assassins. In Raymond Sawyer's capable hands, the characters overflow with distinct personality. Whether the cast is cruising the streets of London or banking in hell, Holt and Sawyer will have listeners cheering. H.L.S. © AudioFile 2005, Portland, Maine-- Copyright © AudioFile, Portland, Maine
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Paul Carpenter would prefer to ignore the really weird aspects of his job, but that proves impossible in pest control at J. W. Wells, because pest control is a matter of dragon slaying, and Beowulf is a useful procedural manual. Better this than taking deposits to the Bank of the Dead, though, and it keeps Paul's mind off being dumped by Sophie, the love of his life. Judy di Castel Blanco, partner in charge of entertainment (and queen of the Fay), sends Paul--the only qualified Hero available--to rescue cashier Shumway and the partner in charge of pest control, who have apparently been kidnapped. Paul fails but starts uncovering the truth about his role at Wells and the war among the Fay, in which he is the Chosen One, whatever that means. Judy isn't on the human-friendly side of the conflict, and her plans for Paul and Sophie are diabolical. Paul's sometimes effective but never expected methods of Hero-ing make for a good read, one that Holt's bizarre humor and sense of detail render terrifically funny. Regina Schroeder
Copyright © American Library Association. All rights reserved --This text refers to the Hardcover edition.
Copyright © American Library Association. All rights reserved --This text refers to the Hardcover edition.
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