Ring the Bells by C.K. McDonnell - ISBN: 9780857505392
Hardcover
Demonic Santa threatens Christmas! The Stranger Times must save the day.

Ring the Bells

(The Stranger Times 5)

$63.70

  • Hardcover

    496 pages

  • Release Date

    9 November 2025

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Summary

The new adventure in the brilliantly funny The Stranger Times series and the team are confronting perils both frightening … and festive!

A demonic elder god has returned to our world and ready to wreak death and destruction. But this deity needs believers, and to find those he takes possession of a second rate ‘Christmas experience’ Santa Claus in order to harness the belief of children … because only children that really believe in anything anymore …

‘Fiendishly clever and mo…

Book Details

ISBN-13:9780857505392
ISBN-10:0857505394
Author:C.K. McDonnell
Publisher:Transworld Publishers Ltd
Imprint:Bantam Books
Format:Hardcover
Number of Pages:496
Release Date:9 November 2025
Weight:729g
Dimensions:241mm x 160mm x 43mm
Series:The Stranger Times
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Critics Review

Fiendishly clever and monstrously funny, C K McDonnell’s latest will steal your soul and eat your brain. In the nicest possible way, of course. * Tom Holt, author of The Portable Door and The Eight Reindeer of the Apocalypse *

About The Author

C.K. McDonnell

Born in Limerick and raised in Dublin, C K (Caimh) McDonnell is a former stand-up comedian and TV writer. He performed all around the world, had several well-received Edinburgh shows and supported acts such as Sarah Millican on tour before hanging up his clowning shoes to concentrate on writing. He has also written for numerous TV shows and been nominated for a Kid’s TV BAFTA.

His debut novel, A Man With One of Those Faces - a comic crime novel - was published in 2016 and spawned The Dublin Trilogy books and the spin-off McGarry Stateside series. They have been Amazon bestsellers on both sides of the Atlantic. As C. K. McDonnell, he is the author of The Stranger Times series contemporary comic fantasy series.

Caimh lives in Manchester.

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