After a short and killer read (and a free one at that)? The crew at 40K books has kindly given us 3 ebook copies of the The Vatican’s Secret Cabinet by Daniel Pearlman to give away.
What’s it about? Well, according to the spec fic review site Strange Horizons: “Giuseppe Pennini, a dealer in ancient Roman statuary, is assigned a ‘penance’ of matching severed genitalia secretly stored in the Vatican museums with the unknown statues from which they were removed. It has so much to delight — political intrigue, vanity, greed, and double-entendre — all set in a subtle send-up of the traditional detective story, complete with a double-cross ending.”
And author Paul Di Filippo says: “Dan Pearlman’s writing presents us with a rare multiplicity of unique voices. His unforgettable characters continue to whisper in the reader’s ear long after the final page is turned.”
Want a copy for your ereader? Leave a comment. That’s it! The competition is open to all, and closes 21st of September.
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I’d like to say that I’d do some really clever analysis of the stonework each statue was carved out of, but really I’d probably start off with lots of giggling… then probably get distracted by all of the silly things one can do with severed stone genitalia and never complete my penance…
Haha, yes, it’s certainly not the Elgin Marbles we need to be worried about right now…
I would love to read this book, the storyline sounds very interesting.
Thanks for the chance to win.
Oops, I forgot to tell you that if I do win, I want to get a real book please.
This sounds fantastic–and I’ve been curious about 40K books. Thanks for the giveaway!
Wining this book, would be awesome. Thank you for that chance!
This books sounds brilliant. I’d love to win it!
I really would love to win this book… Thanks!
Thanks, Stephanie
Best of luck!
Thanks for entering, Nadine! Good luck
This book sounds great! I would love to win a copy in any format!!!
Me please – this sounds fun!
Stone penises for free? Give ‘em to me!