num_pages: 240
description: The nineteenth century is about to draw to a close. In its place will come the twentieth a century of change a century of science a century that will see the superstitions of the past swept away.There are some who are determined to see that never happens. A body is found crushed to death in the London snow. There are no footprints anywhere near it. It is almost as if the man was killed by the air itself. This is the first in a series of attacks that sees a handful of Londons most prominent occultists murdered. While pursuing the case Sherlock Holmes and Dr. Watson find themselves travelling to Scotland to meet with the one person they have been told can help: Aleister Crowley.As dark powers encircle them Holmes rationalist beliefs begin to be questioned. The unbelievable and unholy are on their trail as they gather a group of the most accomplished occult minds in the country: Doctor John Silence the so-called Psychic Doctor; supernatural investigator Thomas Carnacki; runic expert and demonologist Julian Karswell...But will they be enough? As the century draws to a close it seems London is ready to fall and the infernal abyss is growing wide enough to swallow us all.A brand-new original novel detailing a thrilling new case for the acclaimed detective Sherlock Holmes.
language: English
title: The Breath of God
publisher: Titan Books