Secondhand Souls
core novel 2015 Christopher Moore's Shared World
Record
| First published | 2015 |
|---|---|
| Original language |  EN |
| Work type | novel |
| Canon status | core |
| Reader rating | 3.96 (21,588 ratings, collected 2026-11-04) |
| First-edition ISBN | 9780061779787 |
| Internal chronology | 2 |
Synopsis
The sequel to A Dirty Job follows Charlie Asher, an ordinary man who has become a merchant of death. His trade carries a larger responsibility: keeping the worlds of the living and the dead in balance. He is also raising his daughter as a single father, He is also raising his daughter alone. The story is described as offbeat and zany, and it draws on mythology from several traditions, including Celtic, Egyptian and Buddhist.
Where it sits
- Universe: Christopher Moore's Shared World
- Series: Grim Reaper core; position 2 of 2 in the series' recorded order
- Author: Christopher Moore
Notes
- First published as a hardcover in August 2015.
- From the series record (Grim Reaper): Two novels about San Francisco shopkeeper Charlie Asher, who becomes a Death Merchant.
Neighbouring works
Publication order and internal chronology are tracked as two separate orderings and are never conflated: a book's place in one says nothing about its place in the other.
- Publication order, within the series Grim Reaper: position 2 of 2: previous A Dirty Job (2006)
- Internal chronology, within Christopher Moore's Shared World: position 7 of 11: previous You Suck (2007) · next Island of the Sequined Love Nun (1997)
Sources
- Wikipedia: Christopher Moore (author)
- Christopher Moore official site: books
- Bookstores.com listing (hardcover, William Morrow, 25 Aug 2015)
- Wikipedia: Secondhand Souls
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