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    Halloween Jack and the Devil's Gate: Halloween Jack
    Halloween Jack and the Devil's Gate: Halloween Jack
    Halloween Jack and the Devil's Gate: Halloween Jack
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    Halloween Jack and the Devil's Gate: Halloween Jack

    By M Todd Gallowglas

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    Even though his parents raised him with stories of the old traditions, John O'Brien, a young, Boston-born Irishman, never truly believed, especially not the old tales of Jack of the Lantern. In the old stories, the mythical figure Jack of the Lantern has supposedly protected humanity on All Hallow's Eve for centuries upon centuries because the demons and dark creatures fear him too much to approach any jack o' lantern. One Halloween night, John learns the truth when the demons come for him, leading an army of steam-powered soldiers. With these steam soldiers, The Devil and his kin have finally gotten the better of Jack of the Lantern and broken through the Devil's Gate to wreak havoc, mischief, and misery throughout the world.
     
    With the help of his cousins, Moira O'Neil who knows the special ritual to close the Devil's Gate, Daniel McRory the inventor, John must take up the mantle of Jack of the Lantern and create a new legend great enough, and terrible enough, to scare the Dark Lord and his dark legions back into their dark realm.

    The Halloween Jack books are part swashbuckling adventure, part steampunk fantasy, that twist and turn the traditions of old tales and legends upside down and inside out. If you enjoy a rollicking tale with clever and cunning heroes, Halloween Jack and his friends are heroes for you!

    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherBard's Cloak of Tales
    Release dateOct 19, 2011
    ISBN9781497791008
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