Editorial Reviews. About the Author. Best selling author Janet Morris began writing in and Lawyers in Hell (Heroes in Hell) by [Morris, Janet, Morris.
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Heaven lays down the law and Hell gets more hellish in Lawyers in Hell , marking the return of Heroes in Hell - the greatest shared universe of all time. The commandments weren't merely suggestions - and there were over of them. And now, as the higher powers send auditors through the underworlds to dispense yet greater injustice, heroes and villains from all of history are about to be reminded that sin doesn't pay All this and more peril in perdition await in 22 tales that will make you fear for your immortal soul This should have been funny, clever, dark and remorseful.
The writing doesn't deliver and the narration makes it worse.
Author: Janet Morris | The Perseid Press - Part 2
A great collection of stories marred only by a mediocre narrator. Still worth a listen. Lawyers in Hell Heroes in Hell Janet Morris A journey into the depths of Hell.
Brilliantly crafted and a complex interwoven storyline from Morris et al. Science fiction and fantasy author Orson Scott Card compared the success of Heroes in Hell with other shared worlds like Thieves' World , Wild Cards and Liavek , and said that this "almost guarantees that shared worlds will be around for many years to come".
Miriam Van Scott reviews the first novel in the series within her book Encyclopedia of Hell. Author Janet Morris created a unique underworld saga in her book, Heroes in Hell, a witty novel that declares "Nobody who is anybody went to heaven. Trapped in the abyss of fire, the villains continue vying for power and position in the underworld to the delight of SATAN, their new overseer. Heroes was published with a companion novel, Gates of Hell.
She later describes the entire series within the same book. Innovative and clever, the Damned Saga weaves myth, legend, fact, and fantasy into a fascinating tapestry of underworld lore. The Heroes series also testifies to the immense popularity hell enjoys even in this modern age of literature. There are eight novels in the series and thirteen anthologies of short fiction. Janet Morris edited all twelve anthologies.
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. Janet Morris , Chris Morris Series: Heroes in Hell Genre: William Safire interviews Satan in New Hell's Hall of Injustice, penning this cautionary tale all sinners should read.
Lawyers in Hell
Excerpted from the shared-world anthology, Lawyers in Hell. Doctors in Hell Authors: Damned souls wail as plagues wreak havoc, doctors up their fees, snake-oil salesmen make a killing, and Satan turns his hit-man loose. Be there when Erra, the Babylonian plague god, and his seven personified weapons, spread terror throughout the underverse! Fantasy , Speculative Fiction. In hell, none of the condemned believes they deserve to be there.
Pirates in Hell Authors: Lindberg , Larry Atchley, Jr. Feast yer eyes on the cursed treasures before you!
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