List Books Concering The Devil's Day (After Such Knowledge #2-3)
| Original Title: | Black Easter / The Day after Judgment |
| ISBN: | 0671698605 (ISBN13: 9780671698607) |
| Edition Language: | English |
| Series: | After Such Knowledge #2-3, The Devil's Day #1-2 |
James Blish
Paperback | Pages: 312 pages Rating: 3.83 | 170 Users | 15 Reviews
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| Title | : | The Devil's Day (After Such Knowledge #2-3) |
| Author | : | James Blish |
| Book Format | : | Paperback |
| Book Edition | : | Anniversary Edition |
| Pages | : | Pages: 312 pages |
| Published | : | 1990 by Baen Books (first published 1980) |
| Categories | : | Fantasy. Horror. Science Fiction. Fiction |
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6.0 stars. On my list of "All Time Favorite" novels. This omnibus is made up of Black Easter and The Day After Judgement (both of which earned 6.0 stars from me on there own). Together they make an incredibly entertaining and thought-provoking story of angels vs demons, God vs Satan vs Man and the true nature of good and evil. I absolutely loved this book. James Blish is highly under-rated. HIGHEST POSSIBLE RECOMMENDATION!!Nominee: Nebula Award for Best Science Fiction Novel (1969) (Black Easter)
Rating Appertaining To Books The Devil's Day (After Such Knowledge #2-3)
Ratings: 3.83 From 170 Users | 15 ReviewsArticle Appertaining To Books The Devil's Day (After Such Knowledge #2-3)
Literally all Hell breaks loose.An interesting take on apocalyptic literature. For my money, Blish overdoes the descriptions of black magic preparations, paraphernalia, and rituals , though evidently his intent was, in part, to show how magic was "really" supposed to have been done.Tries to be simultaneously occult thriller, satire, and novel of (theological) ideas. Succeeds pretty well on the first and last, but the satire seems strained.First combined edition. Frontispiece photo of author by Jay Kay Klein. New introduction by David G. Hartwell.
This is an omnibus book of the novella Black Easter and its sequel The Day After Judgement. What Stoker's Dracula and King's Salem's Lot is to vampires, The Devil's Day is to demons. Blish said in his Author's Note to Black Easter that every one of the "novels, poems and plays about magic and witchcraft" he's read treat it as "romantic or playful." He sought to write a treatment that "neither romanticizes magic nor treats it as a game." Black Easter is dedicated to C.S. Lewis and even included
A detailed and thought-provoking account of what would happen if an arms manufacturer were to go to a black magician to see what would happen if demons were to be released into the world for one night and its aftermath.This version I read was a combination of Black Easter/The Day After Judgement and Mr. Blish's style of writing and craftmanship can be noticed all throughout. I was first introduced the Mr. Blish with his story, More Light, and I was extremely impressed then. Highly recommended.
This book is actually two books. Neither is for the squeamish or the easily offended. "The Day After Judgement" contains some mild racial slurs toward Asians. And the underlying story is both blasphemous and sacrilegious. However, It's a well-written story, with a clear plot and well-developed characters. Expect to be alternately intrigued, amused (in a misanthropic way,) and finally left in an existential haze--wondering what happened and left to figure out the meaning for yourself.
literally awesome.
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