Dance of death book series

The dance of death by the german artist hans holbein 14971543 is a great. This farfetched but engaging thriller is a sequel to the authors 2004 novel, brimstone, but also pulls in characters from lincoln child adventures of years past. What the book is, is a reproduction of his woodcut series the dance of death with the the alphabet of death, and in this edition an accompanying essay by ulinka rublack. Dance of death is a fastpaced thriller that never lets up and keeps the reader turning pages, so to speak. Released on june 15, 2005, it was published by grand. There are 16 books in the pendergast series currently, with the 17th, city of endless night, coming out in january 2018. They were cut in wood by the accomplished formschneider block cutter hans lutzelburger. Also, this novel is the second book in the diogenes trilogy. The dance of death was composed by hans holbein the younger between 1523 and 1525. And the most popular and famous dance of death series is that of hans holbein the younger a set of 41 woodcuts depicting death interrupting the lives of men, women, and children from all walks and stations of life in order to make its unwelcome and ineluctable claim. Dance of death neatly dovetails characters from many of the previous books by douglas preston and lincoln child. The sixth book in the agent pendergast series a novel. The famous designs by hans holbein the younger 14971543 for his dance of death series were drawn in 1526 while he was in basel.

Pendergast is back, but this time his evil brother is out to finally extract his revenge on the fbi agent. In the 1520s holbein was based in the swiss city of basel, there he was a struggling artist and in an effort wow, absolutely incredible, a lucky find. Dance of death pendergast series book 6 and millions of other books are available for instant access. But when a brutal murder hits too close to home, hannah finds herself in the middle. Buy the dance of death penguin classics reprint by holbein, hans, rublack, ulinka isbn. The dance of death agent pendergast, book 6 by lincoln child. This is the sixth book in the special agent pendergast series. Dance of death audiobook by douglas preston, lincoln. Dance of death live at estadio nacional, santiago, chile. Two brothers on opposite sides of the law battle it out on the stre. Its the middle book in the trilogy within the series that centers around diogenes. Chronological by series preston books child books dance of death.

What the book is, is a reproduction of his woodcut series the dance of death with the the alphabet of death, and in this edition an accompanying essay by. Dance of death by douglas preston and lincoln child 2006. Dance of death is a novel by american authors douglas preston and lincoln child, published on june 2, 2005 by warner books. Dance of death is the sixth book in the agent pendergast series and book two of the diogenes trilogy. Verified purchase dance of death is the first book written by helen mccloy, published in the thirties, where she introduced his recurrent character dr. First off, i am a big fan of douglas preston and lincoln child, their books are highly entertaining and addictive reading. Holbeins series of actionpacked scenes in which death intrudes on the. A novel alexandra cooper mysteries by fairstein, linda and a great selection of related books, art and collectibles available now at. The underlying message of the series is, of course, that death comes for us all, and if it interrupts the recreations of the wealthy rather more. The dance of death agent pendergast, book 6 by lincoln child and douglas preston book cover. The dance of death dance macabre in french, totentanz in german is one of the most enduring art forms of 15th16th century europe.