To Reign In Hell
by:
Steven Brust (author)
Format: paperback
ISBN:
9780441814992 (0441814999)
Publish date: April 15th 1987
Publisher: Ace
Edition language: English
Category:
Fantasy,
Magic,
Science Fiction Fantasy,
Paranormal,
Science Fiction,
Speculative Fiction,
Religion,
Horror,
Angels,
Mythology,
Demons
To Reign in Hell is a re-casting of the story of Satan being cast down from heaven, and in this telling, Satan is the more sympathetic character. It's an interesting idea, but it's marred by mundane characters and plodding pace. Strip away the interesting pretense and this becomes a fantasy book wit...
A truly original take on Creation, from a semi-Biblical viewpoint - in other words, it's an imaginative take on Genesis from a very skewed angle indeed. This book has the honor of being the one I've loaned out most often AND the one that has failed to be returned to me most often. As a result I've h...
3 stars
Oh, where to start? I have to say that I was expecting more out of this one. It just didn't really do it for me. The introduction by Zelazny only raised my expectations too, I must say. For him to say that he doubted that Brust could pull off what he set out to do, but found that he was wrong to dou...
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