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Exeunt Demon King
A Fantasy Short Story by Jonathan L Howard
Companion Book to the Johannes Cabal Series
Johannes Cabal, a necromancer of some little infamy, has faced many horrors during his career, but in this tale he tells of an early encounter with something that horrified even him. Pantomime.
A provincial theatre has seen a series of strange deaths. The young Cabal investigates, even though this requires him to don red tights, a curling moustache, and become... the Demon King.
Back in 2006, "Exeunt Demon King" was the second Johannes Cabal story published. It has long been out of print.
So, buy your wine gums and Kia-Ora in the foyer, find your seat in the dress circle, and join Cabal as he hunts the evil that haunts the Alhambra Theatre.
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