mago! Posted October 18, 2009 Posted October 18, 2009 Im looking for a good story book that talks about satan, demos, etc. but i want it to be a story not just an educational book cus ive already read alot of those xD so does anyone know of a good book? -Mago! Quote
Eryk Posted October 18, 2009 Posted October 18, 2009 The Exorcist by William Peter Blatty Paradise Lost by John Milton The Screwtape Letters by C.S. Lewis Quote
Weave Posted October 18, 2009 Posted October 18, 2009 Hi mago, How are you? All of these books are by Dennis Wheatley ~ The Devil Rides Out To the Devil a Daughter The Haunting of Toby Jugg Quote
Jack Dawkins Posted October 19, 2009 Posted October 19, 2009 Amen by John Hyde The story of the battle between God's champion and the Devil's. Demons aplenty in this story not for the squemish though. Only available second hand now aswell. Quote
Echo Posted October 19, 2009 Posted October 19, 2009 Inferno and Escape from Hell by Larry Niven and Jerry Pournelle. Make sure you read Inferno first, because it's a series. Quote
Kell Posted October 19, 2009 Posted October 19, 2009 I, Lucifer by Glen Duncan: The end is nigh, and the Prince of Darkness has been given one last shot at redemption, if he can manage to live out a reasonably blameless life on earth. The Old Dealmaker negotiates a trial run - a month with all the delights of the flesh. (The flesh: slightly worn, one previous owner; a writer). But the experience of walking amongst us has more pratfalls and detours than Luce foresaw; instead of teaching us what it's like to be him, Lucifer finds himself beginning to understand what it's like to be human... Quote
MuggleMagic Posted October 19, 2009 Posted October 19, 2009 Inferno by Dante I haven't read it but I know what it is about. Quote
Chrissy Posted October 19, 2009 Posted October 19, 2009 Paradise Lost by John Milton I will second 'Paradise Lost', a fabulous read and you will find yourself falling in love with Satan! Quote
Nollaig Posted October 19, 2009 Posted October 19, 2009 Oooh me likey this thread. As if I need to scare myself anymore. I'll third Paradise Lost - it's a great read and there's SO much literature about it to pad it out thematically and characteristically. I studied it last year and absolutely loved it. Quote
MDR124 Posted October 19, 2009 Posted October 19, 2009 Why don't you try The Master and Margarita by Michail Bulgakov? I don't know if it is exactly what are you looking for, but is really worth having read it. Quote
Vanwa Posted October 19, 2009 Posted October 19, 2009 Dennis Wheatley ~ The Devil Rides Out To the Devil a Daughter The Haunting of Toby Jugg Ooh I read The Devil Rides Out when I was younger, and I was gutted when we moved and I lost my copy. Must've read it about 8 times. I'm desperate to get hold of another copy. I'll second this one! Quote
BookJumper Posted October 20, 2009 Posted October 20, 2009 Wendy Alec has written a trilogy called Chronicles of Brothers, which goes as follows: The Fall of Lucifer Messiah Son of Perdition Not only have I not read them, I have been undecided whether to get them for ages because the topic interests me (I adore Paradise Lost and think everyone should read it, but note: it's a poem, in case that makes a difference) but reviews are polarised as to whether they are any good or not - it's one of those cases where half of the population says, OMG THEY ARE THE BEST THING SINCE TOAST and the other half says, OMG THEY ARE RUBBISH I WANT THOSE HOURS OF MY LIFE BACK!!! Maybe you can read them, come back and tell me whether they're worth the investment ? Also there are, Stuart Vowell, The Lucifer Wars (which I'm similarly undecided about) Hal Duncan, Vellum and Ink (which I most definitely want to get my hands on) If you don't mind drama as well as poetry, Christopher Marlowe's Doctor Faustus is about a man who makes a pact with the devil (a marvellous play, short and snappy and magnificent, so much better than J.W. von Goethe's tedious enlargement of the same story, Faust); so is Carl-Johan Vallgren's Documents Concerning Rubashov the Gambler (which I've yet to read, however I can vouch for him as a writer, given that his debut novel is one of my favourite books of all time). I'm not sure I can recommend Dante's Inferno to the casual reader - while it is a work of unsurpassable genius (Dante being to Italy what Shakespeare is to England), this poem is nowhere near as accessible as those of Shakespeare or Milton. Paradise Lost one can grasp the surface of by oneself (should you want to delve a bit deeper, may I recommend the Longman Annotated edition?); on the other hand the archaic nature (circa 1300 AD) of Inferno and the particular difficulties it poses for a translator make it difficult for me to recommend it; I wouldn't want it to be misunderstood. Quote
Book Fiend Posted October 21, 2009 Posted October 21, 2009 I, Lucifer by Glen Duncan:The end is nigh, and the Prince of Darkness has been given one last shot at redemption, if he can manage to live out a reasonably blameless life on earth. The Old Dealmaker negotiates a trial run - a month with all the delights of the flesh. (The flesh: slightly worn, one previous owner; a writer). But the experience of walking amongst us has more pratfalls and detours than Luce foresaw; instead of teaching us what it's like to be him, Lucifer finds himself beginning to understand what it's like to be human... Ooh that sounds good! I'm going to add it to my wish list! Quote
SueK Posted October 23, 2009 Posted October 23, 2009 Not normally my genre but I'd add The Ka of Gifford Hillary to the Dennis Wheatley book list earlier. Quote
BookJumper Posted October 24, 2009 Posted October 24, 2009 Cf. my earlier post, may I recommend to anyone not yet dissuaded from attempting Dante's Inferno Dorothy Leigh Sayers's 1949 translation? It's been recently re-published by Penguin Epics as The Descent into Hell. Quote
Morbid Hermit Posted October 31, 2009 Posted October 31, 2009 You can't go wrong with the frequently mentioned Dennis Wheatley's black magic novels... Paradise Lost is classic but more of a poem, which has already been stated. (And, incidentally, the name of a brilliant band..!) For a slightly more 'modern' book (well, 1980's I think) I would recommend Son of the Endless Night, by John Farris, about demonic possession. Quote
Kell Posted October 31, 2009 Posted October 31, 2009 Rosemary's Baby by Ira Levin: Rosemary and Guy Woodhouse were delighted at the chance to move into Bramford, one of Manhattan's oldest and most celebrated apartment houses. Their friend Hutch urged them not to; he knew of too many shadows in Bramford's past - unsavoury tenants like Adrian Marcato, who had practised witchcraft, and the monstrous Trench sisters. But Rosemary and Guy were clear-thinking and not at al superstitious. They dismissed Hutch's warnings and moved in. At first they were completely happy. Rosemary hung curtains and planned a nursery for the baby she hoped to have some day. Guy pursued his career as a stage and television actor. They met their neighbours, who were friendly and unintrusive. But then, one day when Rosemary was down in the basement laundry room, a girl her own age came in... Quietly and with a compelling matter-of-factness, Ira Levin tells a story of mounting terror and icy climactic shock in a book that manages to be wildly entertaining as well. Quote
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