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In ''The Cobra King of Kathmandu'', the book starts off 12 years in the past. The [[Prime Minister of the United Kingdom]] has been possessed by a young girl Djinn, and Nimrod was called to perform the exorcism (of sorts). He does this by burning 7 cat's whiskers. Djinn cannot stand the smell of burning cat, so the possessing djinn is driven out, and the Prime Minister is freed. Then we are taken to present day to Dybbuk |
In ''The Cobra King of Kathmandu'', the book starts off 12 years in the past. The [[Prime Minister of the United Kingdom]] has been possessed by a young girl Djinn, and Nimrod was called to perform the exorcism (of sorts). He does this by burning 7 cat's whiskers. Djinn cannot stand the smell of burning cat, so the possessing djinn is driven out, and the Prime Minister is freed. Then we are taken to present day to Dybbuk Sachertorte, friend of [[genie|djinn]] twins John and Philippa Gaunt introduced in Book 2. For fun, he commits a theft for a friend's father, but discovers a treasure beyond his expectation. The friend and father wind up being murdered for this treasure, but Dybbuk escapes. In the meantime, John and Philippa Gaunt are celebrating their first Djinn birthday, and their mother introduces them to their soul mirror, where they can look into themselves (literally) and see their souls. |
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Escaping the members of the Nine Cobra cult, the deadly cult that seems to be responsible for the recent deaths as well as a break-in at the Gaunt home, Dybbuk flees for his life. Eventually getting in touch with the Gaunt twins, John and Philippa arrive to help Dybbuk, leaving clones of themselves behind to fool their parents. Together they all find themselves travelling to [[Kathmandu]] (via a few unexpected snowy regions) where they unravel the mystery of the Nine Cobras. |
Escaping the members of the Nine Cobra cult, the deadly cult that seems to be responsible for the recent deaths as well as a break-in at the Gaunt home, Dybbuk flees for his life. Eventually getting in touch with the Gaunt twins, John and Philippa arrive to help Dybbuk, leaving clones of themselves behind to fool their parents. Together they all find themselves travelling to [[Kathmandu]] (via a few unexpected snowy regions) where they unravel the mystery of the Nine Cobras. |
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| Author | P.B. Kerr |
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| Illustrator | map by jim mcmahon, interior artwork by Leyah Jensen, cover illustration by David Wyatt |
| Cover artist | Petar Meseldžija |
| Language | English |
| Series | Children of the Lamp |
| Genre | Fantasy |
| Publisher | Orchard Books |
Publication date | 2007 |
| Publication place | United States |
| Media type | Print (Hardback) |
| Pages | 395 pp |
| Preceded by | The Blue Djinn of Babylon |
| Followed by | The Day of the Djinn Warriors |
The Cobra King of Kathmandu is the third novel in the Children of the Lamp trilogy by P. B. Kerr. It was released in late 2006/early 2007, in both the UK and USA.
Plot synopsis
In The Cobra King of Kathmandu, the book starts off 12 years in the past. The Prime Minister of the United Kingdom has been possessed by a young girl Djinn, and Nimrod was called to perform the exorcism (of sorts). He does this by burning 7 cat's whiskers. Djinn cannot stand the smell of burning cat, so the possessing djinn is driven out, and the Prime Minister is freed. Then we are taken to present day to Dybbuk Sachertorte, friend of djinn twins John and Philippa Gaunt introduced in Book 2. For fun, he commits a theft for a friend's father, but discovers a treasure beyond his expectation. The friend and father wind up being murdered for this treasure, but Dybbuk escapes. In the meantime, John and Philippa Gaunt are celebrating their first Djinn birthday, and their mother introduces them to their soul mirror, where they can look into themselves (literally) and see their souls.
Escaping the members of the Nine Cobra cult, the deadly cult that seems to be responsible for the recent deaths as well as a break-in at the Gaunt home, Dybbuk flees for his life. Eventually getting in touch with the Gaunt twins, John and Philippa arrive to help Dybbuk, leaving clones of themselves behind to fool their parents. Together they all find themselves travelling to Kathmandu (via a few unexpected snowy regions) where they unravel the mystery of the Nine Cobras.
They meet a guru who captures them and takes some of their blood and injects into his own body to become a djinn but ended up dying from it because he burst into flames(spontaneous combustion, as Nimrod calls it).
While solving this latest mystery, John and Philippa's mother left to become the Blue Djinn. Upon her departure she cast a Methuselah binding on their father causing him to grow 20 years older every day the twins are not home. This will ensure that the twins do not try to follow her and bring her home. In the end of the book their father is already much older, and they are forced to stay so he will return to his real age. Nimrod winds up moving in to stay with the kids... but a plot is already starting to form in his mind on how to free his sister from the responsibility of being the next Blue Djinn...
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