"God's Demon" by Wayne Barlowe a book about life in hell

[Sequoia]

Where's ole Lucifer though? Only Lilith knows but will Beelzebub, the fly man, ever find out? Be careful you don't get made into bricks.

This is some book, let me tell you, your imagination is going to go overtime. I don't normally care for fantasy books but this one is very well thought out and is a smooth read, but pretty gross at times. Hannibal's in it too!!

http://www.godsdemon.com/

Publisher's Weekly:

Best known for extraordinarily imaginative fantasy art, Barlowe (Barlowe's Guide to Extraterrestrials) now sets his talents to writing equally compelling speculative fiction. Inspired by Paradise Lost, Barlowe conjures up the creatures who sided with Lucifer and were ejected from heaven, thrown down into Hell to become freakishly mangled demons. After innumerable eons of exile, the demon Sargatanas has started to dream of being reunited with God. Sargatanas amasses an army to aid him in overthrowing Lucifer's regent, Beelzebub, in an attempt to catch God's eye. In a flash of inspiration, Sargatanas adds human souls to his army, under the direction of Hannibal. Together, human sinners and once-rebellious demons unite to vanquish Beelzebub in an all-out war. Barlowe's interpretation is not for the squeamish, with its horrifically explicit descriptions of demonic behavior, but it's a compelling view of Hell and of a demon who seeks redemption

[babylonsister]

1. That sounds like a real pick-me-up!

:rofl:

I kid! Your title got me.

[realisticphish]

2. barlowe's guide

is one of my most cherished books. I spent hours and hours looking through it while growing up. I'll definitely check this out

[PetrusMonsFormicarum]

3. Thanks for the tip!

I picked up Barlowe's Guide to Extraterrestials when it first came out (I was barely a teen). I then proceeded to track down and read every damn story/novel Barlowe illustrated in the guide. Not only did that propel me into an English degree from Chapel Hill, but I later became a science fiction/fantasy editor!

I'll head over to Powell's to pick it up!

[Sequoia]

5. That's really excellent !!

I find it hard to imagine how these demon's look. Descriptions about flys eating you from the inside out until your a sack of skin makes me feel faint.

[AnnieBW]

4. And the Dick Cheney Biographies start to roll out...

:evilgrin: