To Reign in Hell
core novel 1984 To Reign in Hell
Record
| First published | 1984 |
|---|---|
| Original language |  EN |
| Work type | novel |
| Canon status | core |
| Reader rating | 3.92 (3,794 ratings, collected 2026-10-02) |
| Page count | 257 |
| First-edition ISBN | 9780916595005 |
Synopsis
In the beginning there is only the illiaster, a chaos of raw matter and energy, and from the first waves of its turmoil the first angels take form: Yaweh and Satan, then Michael, Lucifer, Raphael, Leviathan and Belial. Together they shape a refuge, Heaven, and over three waves of the flux more angels are born. Now a Fourth Wave is coming, and Yaweh proposes a plan to save Heaven once and for all: to build a new and greater world, Earth, at a cost of many angels' lives. He charges Satan, his oldest friend, with securing every angel's cooperation, and Satan finds himself asking whether they have any right to coerce that sacrifice. Into his doubt steps Abdiel, an ambitious younger angel who wants Satan's rank, and whose lies to both sides turn an honest disagreement into the Revolt of the Angels.
Where it sits
- Universe: To Reign in Hell
- Series: not part of a registered series (standalone work within its universe)
- Author: Steven Brust
Notes
- SteelDragon Press, May 1984 (limited hardcover, foreword by Roger Zelazny); Ace 1985; Tor 2000 and 2024. A separate world from Dragaera.
Sources
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