There are 16 books in the pendergast series currently, with the 17th, city of endless night, coming out in january 2018. The dance of death was composed by hans holbein the younger between 1523 and 1525. Chronological by series preston books child books dance of death. First off, i am a big fan of douglas preston and lincoln child, their books are highly entertaining and addictive reading. This farfetched but engaging thriller is a sequel to the authors 2004 novel, brimstone, but also pulls in characters from lincoln child adventures of years past. Dance of death is a fastpaced thriller that never lets up and keeps the reader turning pages, so to speak. What the book is, is a reproduction of his woodcut series the dance of death with the the alphabet of death, and in this edition an accompanying essay by. They were cut in wood by the accomplished formschneider block cutter hans lutzelburger. The dance of death agent pendergast, book 6 by lincoln child and douglas preston book cover. Hans holbeins dance of death 15235 the public domain.
But when a brutal murder hits too close to home, hannah finds herself in the middle. A novel alexandra cooper mysteries by fairstein, linda and a great selection of related books, art and collectibles available now at. Two brothers on opposite sides of the law battle it out on the stre. Characters from relic, reliquary, thunderhead, still life with crows, cabinet of curiosities and brimston come together here effortlessly. Holbeins series of actionpacked scenes in which death intrudes on the. The dance of death agent pendergast, book 6 by lincoln child. Pendergast is back, but this time his evil brother is out to finally extract his revenge on the fbi agent. Released on june 15, 2005, it was published by grand. The sixth book in the agent pendergast series a novel. The underlying message of the series is, of course, that death comes for us all, and if it interrupts the recreations of the wealthy rather more. Verified purchase dance of death is the first book written by helen mccloy, published in the thirties, where she introduced his recurrent character dr. Dance of death is a novel by american authors douglas preston and lincoln child, published on june 2, 2005 by warner books. Dance of death pendergast series book 6 and millions of other books are available for instant access.
Dance of death is the sixth book in the agent pendergast series and book two of the diogenes trilogy. Dance of death by douglas preston and lincoln child 2006. In the 1520s holbein was based in the swiss city of basel, there he was a struggling artist and in an effort wow, absolutely incredible, a lucky find. Looking forward to getting to the next book in the diogenes series. Its the middle book in the trilogy within the series that centers around diogenes. Dance of death is book 8 in the agent pendergast series. Dance of death live at estadio nacional, santiago, chile. Buy the dance of death penguin classics reprint by holbein, hans, rublack, ulinka isbn. Dance of death neatly dovetails characters from many of the previous books by douglas preston and lincoln child. What the book is, is a reproduction of his woodcut series the dance of death with the the alphabet of death, and in this edition an accompanying essay by ulinka rublack.
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