num_pages: 280
description: All is not what it seems…In the murky London gloom, a knife-wielding gentleman named Jack prowls the midnight streets with his faithful watchdog Snuff – gathering together the grisly ingredients they will need for an upcoming ancient and unearthly rite. For soon after the death of the moon, black magic will summon the Elder Gods back into the world. And all manner of Players, both human and undead, are preparing to participate.Some have come to open the gates. Some have come to slam them shut.And now the dread night approaches – so let the Game begin.
language: English
title: A Night in the Lonesome October
titlecomplete: A Night in the Lonesome October
characters: Jack the Ripper, Larry Talbott, Nightwind, Victor Frankenstein, Sherlock Holmes, Needle, Bubo the Rat, Quicklime, Tequila the Raven, Crazy Jill, Snuff, the Watchdog, Dracula, Greymalk, Lynette, the vicar's stepdaughter, Vicar Roberts, Owen, a Druid, the Experiment Man, Rastov the Mad Monk, Morris and McCab, Cheeter
genres: Fiction, Science Fiction, Mystery, Vampires, Halloween, Horror, Humor, Paranormal, Fantasy, Urban Fantasy
ratings_count: 11022
places: London, England
awards: awardedAt: 757411200000
name: Nebula Award
category: Best Novel
publisher: Harpercollins