the sequel to vicious ve schwabs first adult novelsydney once had serenabeloved sister betrayed enemy powerful ally but now she is alone except for her thricedead dog dol and then theres victor who thinks sydney doesnt know about his most recent act of vengeancevictor himself is under the radar these daysbeing buried and reanimated can strike concern even if one has superhuman powers but despite his own worries his anger remains and eli ever still has yet to pay for the evil he has done in this charming simple retelling of the life of jesus christ adapted from the gospel of st luke dickens hoped to teach his young children about religion and faith author charles dickensformat 128 pages hardcoverpublisher simon schuster november 9 1999 isbn 9780684865379