Pandaemonium (novel)

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Pandaemonium
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First edition
Author Christopher Brookmyre
LanguageEnglish
Genre Satire, black humour, science fiction
PublisherLittle Brown
Publication date
13 August 2009
Publication placeUnited Kingdom
Media typePrint (Hardback)
Pages352
ISBN 1-4087-0060-3 (Hardback first edition)
OCLC 321017362
LC Class PR6052.R58158 P36 2009
Preceded by A Snowball In Hell  

Pandaemonium is Christopher Brookmyre's thirteenth novel. It was published in the United Kingdom on 13 August 2009. [1]

Contents

Plot

The senior pupils of St Peter's High School are on retreat to a secluded outdoor activity center, coming to terms with the murder of a fellow pupil through the means you would expect: counselling, contemplation, candid discussion and even prayer; not to mention booze, drugs, clandestine liaisons and as much partying as they can get away with. Not so far away, the commanders of a top-secret military experiment, long-since spiraled out of control, fear they may have literally unleashed the forces of Hell. Two very different worlds are on a collision course, and will clash in an earthly battle between science and the supernatural, philosophy and faith, civilization and savagery.

Reviews

It was reviewed by The Guardian. [2]

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References

  1. https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/1408700603 Amazon.co.uk entry
  2. Ness, Patrick (21 August 2009). "Pandaemonium by Christopher Brookmyre". The Guardian. ISSN   0261-3077 . Retrieved 17 February 2023.