<b>THE <i>NEW YORK TIMES</i> BESTSELLER <p/>"ONE OF THE BEST HORROR NOVELS IN A VERY LONG TIME...do not miss it "--<i>USA Today</i></b> <p/>There are things worse than death. There are games so seductively evil, so wondrously vile, no gambler can resist. Amid the shadow-scarred rubble of World War II, Joseph Whitehead dared to challenge the dark champion of life's ultimate game. Now a millionaire, locked in a terror-shrouded fortress of his own design, Joseph Whitehead has hell to pay. And no soul is safe from this ravaging fear, the resurrected fury, the unspeakable desire of... <p/> <b>THE DAMNATION GAME</b><br><br><b>Author:</b> Clive Barker<br><b>Publisher:</b> Berkley Books<br><b>Published:</b> 11/05/2002<br><b>Pages:</b> 448<br><b>Binding Type:</b> Paperback<br><b>Weight:</b> 0.47lbs<br><b>Size:</b> 6.87h x 4.17w x 1.00d<br><b>ISBN:</b> 9780425188934<br><b>Age Range:</b> 18-UP<br><p><b>About the Author</b><br>Born in Liverpool in 1952, <b>Clive Barker</b> has written and produced a number of plays, including <i>The History of the Devil</i> and <i>Frankenstein in Love, </i>which are as diverse in style and subject as the fiction he has written since. His volumes of short fiction, <i>Books of Blood, </i>earned him immediate praise from horror fans and literary critics alike. He won both the British and World Fantasy awards, and was nominated for the coveted Booker Prize, Britain's highest literary award. His bestselling novels include <i>The Damnation Game, Imajica, Cold