Review: The Infernals
Spoiler alert: this is a review to a sequel to the novel The Gates . By its very nature, it will reveal much of what happens in the first novel. If you don't want to know what happens in the first novel, stop reading now. If you continue, don't get mad at me: it's your own fault. I warned you. Read on, McDuff. Samuel Johnson and Boswell are back — and so is Hell — in The Infernals , John Connolly's follow-up to The Gates . When we last left Biddlecombe, Nurd had foiled the Great Malevolence's takeover of Earth, sucking Mrs. Abernathy back into Hell. The super collider was shut off, Samuel and Boswell survived, Samuel's father's beloved Astin Martin didn't and all was right (enough) with the world. Alas, if only it could continue like that — only adolescence and scientists really mess things up. When we meet the crew again, Samuel is a teen with a crush on the prettiest girl in town. The only thing more unsettling than his teen ...