The Quorum
by Kim Newman
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In 1961, Derek Leech emerges fully formed from the polluted River Thames, destined to found a global media empire. In 1978, three ambitious young men strike a deal with Leech. They are offered wealth, glamour, and success, but a price must be paid. In 1994, Leech's purpose moves to its conclusion, and as the men struggle, they realize to truth of the ultimate price.Tags
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The Faust legend transplanted to 1980s/90s London. More overtly horror than Newman's other books, this works OK. The Murdoch look-alike newspaper proprietor Derek Leech makes an appearance, leaking over from a (far better) Newman short story, as does one of the cartoon characters from Leech's newspaper, Dr. Shade. Otherwise, not so much of Newman's genre character mashup, which is a shame because that's what he's really good at.
Demonic pacts in a corporate world.
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Kim Newman is a novelist, critic and broadcaster. His fiction has been translated into many languages and he is a past recipient of, among others, the International Horror Critics' Guild Award for Best Novel
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