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The Road to Hell: The Book of Lucifer
A novel by
Christopher C. Starr
ABOUT THE BOOK:
You already know my name and, yes, I am that Lucifer. Fall from
Heaven, Garden of Eden, ruler of Hell, Satan, the Devil, the Adversary, blah
blah blah. I am the one you condemned
without, what do you call it? A fair trial.
Forget what you think you know: I
want to tell my side of the story. The Road to Hell is all about how a
pathetic group of short-sighted angels kicked me out of Heaven.
Humans are naturally curious and I suspect you’re asking
‘why now?’ Well, He has a book and it’s
been pretty successful, so I figured what the hell? Found a ghostwriter and gave it a go. After all, the story is fantastic! It has everything you clods of dirt crave: a love story, a little sex, intrigue. Murder.
War. Lots of blood. And a cast of characters you already know and
love—Michael, Gabriel, Raphael—along with a host of others. Even has a special guest appearance by the
Father and that damned boy.
So, let’s get down to business or brass tacks or whatever
colloquialism works for you. I have
plenty to say and plenty of time: The Road to Hell is just the first in a
series of novels about my experience with Him, with my brothers and sisters,
with you. If you’re interested in getting
to know me better, reach out to my designated pile of dust; if not, well, I’ll
see you soon.
ABOUT The Author
Christopher C. Starr is the author of The Road to Hell: The Book of Lucifer, the first novel in the
Heaven Falls series. These stories examine the God’s relationship with Heaven
and Earth, told through the eyes of the angels. The next book in the series, Come Hell or Highwater, is scheduled for
late 2012/early 2013.
Chris makes it a point to look at the dark side of his
characters, both heroes and villains, and his work explores the “grey”—that
place where good and evil come together in all of us.
When he’s not being chased out of churches, Chris enjoys
comic books and movies, staying away from cemeteries, and poorly participating
in P90X. He lives in Seattle with his wife, two kids (The Boy and the Honey
Badger), and his husky, Rocky the Wonder Dog. You can
check out his blog at christophercstarr.net or join the conversation at
facebook.com/HeavenFallsSeries.
EXCERPT
Lucifer heard me: as soon as my feet touched the glass
surface of his platform, he laughed aloud and doused all the light in Heaven.
“I know why you’re here, Raphael,” Lucifer said in the
darkness. “You’re afraid.”
I was afraid but I wasn’t willing to admit it. Instead I
said, “Why should I be afraid? The Father is with me.”
“You sure about that?” And I could see Lucifer’s teeth
glinting in the light wafting from my body. He was smiling. “You think he’ll
still back you up now that you’re failing him?”
His face was the color of fire, deep and red, and a haze
made him seem like a mirage. Even in the darkness, in the heat of his rage,
Lucifer was still beautiful. His thin face, the angular cheekbones, his wide,
open eyes, his halo of shimmering hair—all presented a portrait of absolute
perfection. Even in this dark hour, I envied the crude formation of my own
round face, my pudgy nose, the softness of my jawline.
I tried to sound as sure of myself, as certain as he was but
my voice cracked, “I’m not failing—”
He pounced on me, laid long, thin fingers on my shoulders,
pushed that gleaming grin into my face. “Sure you are! Why else would you be here,
Peace Keeper? Angels are dead, Raphael. It’s slipping through your fingers.
Sounds like failure to me.”
“This is your doing!” I pressed him back.
“Raphael, you insult me; finger pointing seems so…beneath
you. Besides, I’m bound, remember?” He fondled the chains streaming from his
wrists and ankles, smiled at me again. “You chained me up so I couldn’t cause
any problems for the others. Weren’t those your words?”
He was right. And I hated him for it. “Yes,” was all I said.
“So you failed them or you failed him. Either way, you’re a
failure, kiddo.”
“I want to talk about what we do next.”
He was walking around me now. I could hear the chains
scraping the surface of the glass.
“And I want to talk about your fears,” he said and his voice
sounded like velvet in my ears.
“This
doesn’t help us, Lucifer. It doesn’t help us end this nonsense. ”
“Maybe I don’t want to end it. Maybe this is exactly what we
need.” He got louder, bolder. Closer.
“Does that scare you, Raphael, that you won’t be able to keep it together? Is
that why you tremble in the darkness? Because when it’s just you and the Father
and all the light and noise is gone, you know you’re going to have to tell him
you failed?”
He had me. I understood in that moment how Lucifer could
enflame the deepest of emotions. His words touched the very root of me; spoke
directly to the futility flexing in my palms. It was out of my hands—I knew
that much. Lucifer knew it too. By virtue of the fact that I was there,
standing before him while he taunted me, it was out of my hands.
I tried to turn it back on him, “What about your fears? What
about what you’re afraid of?”
“I’m scared,” he whispered, “that the Father won’t want me
back once I’m finished.” The smile was gone.
BUY THE BOOK:
The Road to Hell
is available at:
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Where to find the author:
Blog: http://www.christophercstarr.net
Amazon Author Page:http://www.amazon.com/author/christophercstarr
Facebook Fan Page: http://www.facebook.com/HeavenFallsSeries
Twitter: : http://www.twitter.com/SuperStarr73
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