Madhouse (2008) (edit title/settings)

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Characters edit see section history

• Caliban "Cal" Leandros: Half-human, half-Auphe. Part-time bartender at the Ninth Circle, part-time private investigator, and full-time self-proclaimed lazy slob.
• Nikolai "Niko" Leandros: Cal's older half brother. Expert swordsman. Part-time history graduate student and part-time private investigator.
• Robin Goodfellow: Puck, used car salesman. Lecherous and full of debauchery. Friend of Cal and Niko.
• Promise: Vampire, partner in Cal and Niko's PI firm, and Niko's girlfriend.
• Sawney Beane: Scottish mass murderer and Redcap who killed (and ate) close to a thousand people in the fifteenth century before being defeated by an army and burned at the stake. Now he's come back from the dead and is picking up where he left off.
• Sangrida Odinsdottir: Valkyrie and director of the Metropolitan Museum.
• Wahanket "Hank": Living mummy in the basement of the Metropolitan Museum. Technophile and scholar.
• Delilah: Werewolf. Sister of Flay (another werewolf introduced in Moonshine)
• Ishiah: Peri (angel-like species) and owner of the Ninth Circle. Has known Robin a long time.
• Seraglio: Robin's housekeeper.
• Ham Piper: Sax player who plays the streets and the Ninth Circle occasionally. Better known as the Pied Piper of Hamelin. Lives in Park Slope, Brooklyn, and has a thing for pretty female vampires.
• Georgina "George": Psychic and seer of New York City.
• Boggle: A monster living in a mud puddle in Central Park with love of pretty, shiny things and human flesh. This one is a mother with a brood of "boglets."
• Ken Nushi: Doctor at Columbia Presbyterian and special seminar instructor for premed upperclassmen at Columbia University. Also known as O-Kuni-Nushi, a Japanese healing spirit.

Quotes edit see section history

• “Too bad Halloween' s over. We could use his head as a pumpkin. Stick a candle in there and scare the kiddies.”

  Cal

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• “‘Weary the path that does not challenge,’” he quoted. “Hosea Ballou.”

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• When it came to mathematics, there were three numerical concepts I was interested in: barely worth the time, doable, and strategic fucking retreat.

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• “Could I get you a comb perhaps? At least until the paramedics arrive?”

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• So while the discussion of price went on, I played with the kiddies—which meant I hid in the trees

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• Karma, she is a bitch. But in this particular incident, not my karma, not my problem.

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Setting & Locations edit see section history

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• SAS tunnels: Second Avenue Subway tunnels. Unfinished construction project where they look for Sawney Beane.
• Buell Hall: Empty hall on Columbia University campus.
• Ninth Circle: Bar owned by the Peri Ishiah. Caterers to the non-human crowd.

First Sentence edit see section history

Series & Lists edit see section history

Preceded by Moonshine, and followed by Deathwish.

Authors & Contributors edit see section history

1. Rob Thurman (Author)

Other Contributors:

1. Chris McGrath (Cover Artist)

First Edition edit see section history

Classification edit see section history

• Library of Congress: Add the Library of Congress Classification.
• Dewey: 813

Notes for Parents edit see section history

Language and situations can get somewhat intense. Gritty is a good word to describe Cal's life, would recommend for older teens and adults.

Subjects edit see section history

• Books › Literature & Fiction › Genre Fiction › Horror › Dark Fantasy
• Books › Science Fiction & Fantasy › Fantasy › Contemporary

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