When William Twining's butler Kevin abruptly takes over as campus pastor, William can't understand why he's suddenly getting the cold shoulder. Meanwhile, a political conspiracy is brewing, and the Church is rallying to uncover the demonic possession of a member of the British government. All hell breaks loose when William stumbles upon a secret government conclave! As the battle for his soul heats up, can William possibly live a normal life?

I WANT NOTHING TO DO WITH CREATURES LIKE YOU. Demons Dantalion and Sytry insist they will not leave William's side until he crowns one of them as king. In the meantime, other forces conspire to meddle in William's life, dragging him through Hell and back—literally. On top of everything else, it appears Stradford School may be haunted! Can a realist learn to live with the supernatural?

Baphomet has been Dantalion's most trusted retainer for hundreds of years. In fact, he's been the nephilim candidate's only retainer. But, after nearly half a millennia of tireless service devoid of demonic slumber, Baphomet must finally rest. With his goat-headed servant nearing the end of his life, will Dantalion have any choice but to be separated from him forever?

If we could only put aside our civil pose and say what we really thought, the world would be a lot like the one alluded to in The Unabridged Devil’s Dictionary. There, a bore is "a person who talks when you wish him to listen," and happiness is "an agreeable sensation arising from contemplating the misery of another." This is the most comprehensive, authoritative edition ever of Ambrose Bierce’s satiric masterpiece. It renders obsolete all other versions that have appeared in the book’s ninety-year history. A virtual onslaught of acerbic, confrontational wordplay, The Unabridged Devil’s Dictionary offers some 1,600 wickedly clever definitions to the vocabulary of everyday life. Little is sacred and few are safe, for Bierce targets just about any pursuit, from matrimony to immortality, that allows our willful failings and excesses to shine forth. This new edition is based on David E. Schultz and S. T. Joshi’s exhaustive investigation into the book’s writing and publishing history. All of Bierce’s known satiric definitions are here, including previously uncollected, unpublished, and alternative entries. Definitions dropped from previous editions have been restored while nearly two hundred wrongly attributed to Bierce have been excised. For dedicated Bierce readers, an introduction and notes are also included. Ambrose Bierce’s Devil’s Dictionary is a classic that stands alongside the best work of satirists such as Twain, Mencken, and Thurber. This unabridged edition will be celebrated by humor fans and word lovers everywhere.

William undergoes special training in magic under the instruction of Mathers. At the same time, the War of the Roses begins at the school. Unable to compete effectively, William suffers humiliating defeat in every event. Who will win--the Red Rose Army, or the White Rose Army?!

Just before dawn one winter's morning, a hijacked jetliner explodes above the English Channel. Through the falling debris, two figures, Gibreel Farishta, the biggest star in India, and Saladin Chamcha, an expatriate returning from his first visit to Bombay in fifteen years, plummet from the sky, washing up on the snow-covered sands of an English beach, and proceed through a series of metamorphoses, dreams, and revelations.

SINGING THE BLUES Lavender has threatened to steal several hearts at the upcoming school choral competition. Hakka and Satsuki have joined the choir in an attempt to stop her without letting Nobara catch on, and they’ve already identified the choir director as a potential shell. But when the day of the competition arrives, they have other problems—Nobara’s rich-girl posse are nowhere to be found. Is their absence related to Lavender’s evil plot?

After the failure of his uncle's business, the brilliant realist William Twining finds himself penniless. To make matters worse, demons appear before him, insisting he has the power to appoint the next King of Hell! The demons offer to pay his school tuition in exchange for his help. While his principles as a staunch realist prevent him from believing in them, how can William resist such a generous offer?

When William Twining puts on a ring that's an old family heirloom, he regains Solomon's consciousness. His ancestral memories are restored, with one strange exception--he has no recollection of Dantalion! What could have caused this strange memory lapse?