Synopses & Reviews
Lucifer's War, which damned legions of angels to Hell, is an ancient and bitter memory shrouded in the smoke and ash of the Inferno. The Fallen, those banished demons who escaped the full wrath of Heaven, have established a limitless and oppressive kingdom within the fiery confines of Hell. Lucifer has not been seen since the Fall and the mantle of rulership has been passed to the horrific Prince Beelzebub, the Lord of the Flies.
The Demons Major, Heaven's former warriors, have become the ruling class. They are the equivalent to landed lords, each owing allegiance to the de facto ruler of Hell. They reign over their fiefdoms, tormenting the damned souls and adding to their wealth.
One Demon Major, however, who has not forgotten his former life in Heaven. The powerful Lord Sargatanas is restless. For millennia Sargatanas has ruled dutifully but unenthusiastically, building his city, Adamantinarx, into the model of an Infernal metropolis. But he has never forgotten what he lost in the Fall proximity to God. He is sickened by what he has become.
Now, with a small event a confrontation with one of the damned souls he makes a decision that will reverberate through every being in Hell. Sargatanas decides to attempt the impossible, to rebel, to endeavor to go Home and bring with him anyone who chooses to follow...be they demon or soul. He will stake everything on this chance for redemption.
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"[Barlowe's] depictions of both the grandeur and the horror of Hell even surpass his original paintings and drawings." Kirkus Reviews
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"Barlowe's envisioning of the landscape, architecture, and denizens of Hell is nothing short of awe-inspiring....[A] fascinating novel that will ring true to anyone who has ever hoped for forgiveness." Booklist (Starred Review)
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A stirring novel of hope and redemption
Synopsis
The powerful Lord Sargatanas, Brigadier-general in Beelzebubs host, is restless. For millennia Sargatanas has ruled dutifully over an Infernal metropolis, but he has never forgotten what he lost in the Fall. He is sickened by what he has done and what he has become. Now, with a small event—a confrontation with a damned soul—he makes a decision that will reverberate through every being in Hell. Sargatanas decides to attempt the impossible, to rebel, to win his way Home and bring with him anyone who chooses to follow...be they demon or soul.
He will stake everything on fighting all the abominable forces of Hell arrayed against him, when the prize is nothing less than redemption.
About the Author
Wayne Barlowe is an artist, author and film concept designer whose bestselling book, Barlowes Guide to Extraterrestrials is a modern classic, as are Expedition, Barlowes Inferno and Brushfire. His concept designs have appeared in Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban and Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire, Hellboy and Hellboy 2: The Golden Army, Blade 2, and his own Discovery Channel program Alien Planet. His artwork has appeared in galleries and museum shows across the country, as well as Life, Time, and Newsweek.