You would think that after five books accompanying Johannes Cabal, a necromancer of some little infamy, on a jaunt around England, through the quite literal infernal bureaucracy of Hell to Mirkavia (briefly passing through the surrounding feuding states), into the Dreamlands and around again, that I would satedly put down The Fall of the House of Cabal and turn to new literary adventures. 
 I will. But parting ways is not without a great deal of wistful sorrow, for it has been five absolutely remarkable books. 
 On this possibly-but-hopefully-not final feat of Johannes Cabal, the reader is reunited with a few familar characters, beyond that of Johannes himself, as well as introduced to some new ones as he, Johannes, nears that which has fueled him during so many extraordinary expeditions already. 
 One, of many, of the things that I find so incredible about 
 Jonathan L. Howard 
 's main protagonist is the character development: Johannes Cabal starts of as an admittedly entertaining (though one would probably have been wise not to say so to his face) but quite callous man, who would spare no one - quite literally - to achieve his goal and ends, in this fifth book, as someone distinctly likeable. 
 Another thing, equally remarkable, is the fact that after five books, Johannes and his author still find ways to surprise and catch the breath of the reader. And elicit more than a few smirks, giggles and outright laughters. 
 While I've enjoyed all of Jonathan L. Howard's books about Cabal, I have clear favorites and this is one of them; filled with humor (oh, how I love a good footnote!), excitement and emotions - of all kinds. 
 If this does end up being the final chapter on the life of Johannes Cabal, a necromancer of some little infamy, it is indeed a chapter to go out on.