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To Reign in Hell

The time is the Beginning. The place is Heaven. The story is the Revolt of the Angels—a war of magic, corruption and intrigue that could destroy the universe.

To Reign in Hellwas Stephen Brust's second novel, and it's a thrilling retelling of the revolt of the angels, through the lens of epic fantasy.

Genre
fantasyscience fictionhorrormythologymyths and folklore
Themes
religionangels demonsdemonchristian
Setting
heaven
Mood
thought provoking
Subject
science
Audience
adult
Length
medium · 269 pages

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