It's Bigger On The Inside discussion

This book introduces us to Johannes Cabal, a human turned Necromancer after he sells his soul to the devil (for science! Not for raising an army of the dead. The work to keep the bodies in tact would be too much effort; they fall apart after walking 100 feet). But now Johannes wants his soul back, so he pays the devil another visit to wager a new deal. The devil presents him with a traveling, run down, creepy carnival to be used to collect 100 condemed souls in a year's time, then he can get his own soul back. (After you read the first chapter, you see this is a challenge for the unsociable, sociopathic Johannes.)

However, Johannes is an anti-hero you root for. The group of secondary characters in the carnival and those he meets along the way enrich the story even further, and though you only get glimpses of Johanne's past (the way the book ended, I think we'll learn more about him in each book of his series), there's still good character development. It's well written, clever, with dry, dark humor. I really enjoyed this book and have already started the second. Here's an excerpt from The Necromancer:

“Lo!" cried the demon. "I am here! What dost thou seek of me? Why dost thou disturb my repose? Smite me no more with that dread rod!" He looked at Cabal. "Where's your dread rod?"
"I left it at home," replied Cabal. "Didn't think I really needed it."
"You can't summon me without a dread rod!" said Lucifuge, appalled.
"You're here, aren't you?"
"Well, yes, but under false pretences. You haven't got a goatskin or two vervain crowns or two candles of virgin wax made by a virgin girl and duly blessed. Have you got the stone called Ematille?"
"I don't even know what Ematille is."
Neither did the demon. He dropped the subject and moved on. "Four nails from the coffin of a dead child?"
"Don't be fatuous."
"Half a bottle of brandy?"
"I don't drink brandy."
"It's not for you."
"I have a hip flask," said Cabal, and threw it to him. The demon caught it and took a dram.
"Cheers," said Lucifuge, and threw it back. They regarded each other for a long moment. "This really is a shambles," the demon added finally. "What did you summon me for, anyway?”

Yes, finally a positive review! This sounds like a great concept. Does the first book end with Cabal getting his soul back or does that continue through the series?

Cabal gets his soul back in the end, and the other three books in the series are their own adventure with Cabal and gang. :)

This book sounds very interesting! I like the writing style and the dialogue bit was funny. Has the series ended or will there be more?

Series is ongoing! There are four Johannes Cabal books out now, and from what I've read in his interviews, the author isn't running out of ideas any time soon, which is great because I am in the middle of the second book and still love the wit and dialogue.