Boddekker's Demons [Paperback]

Joe Clifford Faust (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: September 2, 1997

Boddekker's not just a faceless copywriter anymore, grinding out ads for VR simulators and mood/attitude orienters.  Now he's the "five-hundred-pound gorilla" of the Pembroke Hall agency, lumbering toward fame, fortune, and a fabled house in Princeton with shapely Honniker In Accounting.  All thanks to Ferman's Devils, the four New York City street thugs whose record-breaking (and bone-breaking) commercial has won them billions of fans and made gangster chic the latest rage.

Yet Boddekker's new proteges are on the fast track to hell.  First they assault a famous talk show host.  Then they murder a former child celebrity in cold blood.  And the more outrageous their actions, the more popular they become.  So when another murder occurs, this time just too close to home, Boddekker knows he must find a way to take the Devils down.  He made them and he can break them...if they don't break him first.

Editorial Reviews

From the Publisher

Praise for Joe Clifford Faust's Ferman's Devils:

"One of the funniest SF satires of recent years."--Locus

From the Inside Flap

Boddekker's not just a faceless copywriter anymore, grinding out ads for VR simulators and mood/attitude orienters.  Now he's the "five-hundred-pound gorilla" of the Pembroke Hall agency, lumbering toward fame, fortune, and a fabled house in Princeton with shapely Honniker In Accounting.  All thanks to Ferman's Devils, the four New York City street thugs whose record-breaking (and bone-breaking) commercial has won them billions of fans and made gangster chic the latest rage.

Yet Boddekker's new proteges are on the fast track to hell.  First they assault a famous talk show host.  Then they murder a former child celebrity in cold blood.  And the more outrageous their actions, the more popular they become.  So when another murder occurs, this time just too close to home, Boddekker knows he must find a way to take the Devils down.  He made them and he can break them...if they don't break him first.

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Product Details

• Paperback: 304 pages
• Publisher: Spectra (September 2, 1997)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0553576224
• ISBN-13: 978-0553576221
• Product Dimensions: 6.7 x 4.2 x 0.8 inches
• Shipping Weight: 5.6 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 4.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #5,856,391 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

More About the Author

Joe Clifford Faust was born in North Dakota, raised in Alberta and Wyoming, went to college in Oklahoma, and now lives in Ohio. He has been married for more than thirty years to the same woman, has two adult children, and has worked at a local advertising agency since 1997.

When not writing, he can be found ministering to his Church family, eating chili, badly singing and playing original songs on the guitar, playing wargames, and reading books on his Kindle.

He is currently at work on his next novel, which he says, "May involve either UFOs, amnesia, or dogs. I haven't decided which."

Customer Reviews

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1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars good, but gads is it grim..., May 6, 1999

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GeoX "GeoX" (Men...Of...The...Sea!) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Boddekker's Demons (Paperback)

Well, this was sort of unexpected. Ferman's Devils was a very fun, light read, despite the ever-present darker elements. This second tome more or less cuts out the "fun, light" bit, in favour of expanding on said darker elements. You may have noticed that, despite the gang's alleged brutality, you never actually see them kill anyone. Here, you see them make a whole lot of people die. In addition to that, the company comes across as much more evil, and Boddekker's ladylove is much more cold, cynical, and generally repulsive. It's still a good read, but it's certainly a shock.

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars "Demons" as scathing as "Devils"., September 28, 1998

By A Customer

This review is from: Boddekker's Demons (Paperback)

Faust's second book in the "Pembroke Hall" series is as scathing and wickedly hilarious as it's predecessor "Ferman's Devils". Beleaguered Boddekker jumps from the frying pan into the fire while all around him turn up the heat! The author hasn't let his fans down one bit. Anyone looking for their "daily Jones" of Faust satire will be pleased.