But who’s taking them, and why? Their quest takes the pair on another globe-hopping adventure, where they join forces with a charming old friend of Angela’s named Fiasco. Souls are disappearing before they reach Sulfur. Then the king of the underworld’s ferrymen gives Angela and Donny a mission. When another encounter with a horrific underworld monster nearly gets him devoured, he’s starting to wonder if he should find a way out of the whole situation.

After all, she may look like a beautiful human, but she’s a demon and hard to kill. And Angela doesn’t seem to take his worries very seriously. Being Angela’s assistant has almost gotten Donny killed a couple of times. Donny gets to travel to exotic places through fire portals, money is no object, and he’s seeing amazing things that few mortal boys have ever laid eyes on. All from 0.99 New Books from 6.04 Used Books from 0.99 Rare Books from 20. Rescued by Lord Umber, a revered merchant and royal advisor, and his two companions, Hap and his acquaintances narrowly escape the cavernous underworld. While Umber tries to unravel the mystery behind Hap's strange powers, Hap realizes that Umber is hiding a secret of his own, that he keeps locked away in his tower. Life as Angela’s mortal assistant isn’t so bad. Twelve-year-old Happenstance awakens in a cave with no memory of who he is or how he came to be there. Happenstance, a boy with unusual green eyes, awakens with no memories and soon falls under the protection of the unpredictable adventurer Lord Umber. Catanese comes the second fast-paced thriller about a twelve-year-old boy who must protect the kinder, gentler underworld from returning to its previous terrifying incarnation.Īfter being rescued from a fiery death by Angela Obscura, an ancient demon from the underworld, Donny Taylor is settling into a new home in Sulfur.

Happenstance Found by P.W. Catanese