Books like 'Battle Pope, Volume 1: Genesis'
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Unseen Academicals: Adapted for the Stage by Stephen Briggs, Terry Pratchett
Rated: 4.42 of 5 stars · 12 ratings‘Two households, both alike in dignity, in fair Ankh-Morpork, where we lay our scene…’Football divides the city. Each area has its own team – and rivalry means supporters never mix. Until a Dimwell fan falls for a Dolly Sisters girl.And now an ancient bequest means the wizards of Unseen University must win a football match, without using magic... -
![I'm No Angel by Mark Cain]()
I'm No Angel by Mark Cain
Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars · 10 ratings“Steve Minion is back! For Good. Mostly." Following the lead of Florence Nightingale, Steve’s partner in Eternity, he has returned to Hell to ease the suffering of the Damned. Yet Steve is faced with a dilemma... -
![Unsong by Scott Alexander]()
Unsong by Scott Alexander
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsAaron Smith-Teller works in a kabbalistic sweatshop in Silicon Valley, where he and hundreds of other minimum-wage workers try to brute-force the Holy Names of God. All around him, vast forces have been moving their pieces into place for the final confrontation. An overworked archangel tries to debug the laws of physics... -
![Wordsmith by Nick Spalding]()
Wordsmith by Nick Spalding
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsThe fast-paced fantasy sequel to Max Bloom In... The Cornerstone, by the best-selling author of the smash hit romantic comedy Love... From Both Sides and its sequels Love... And Sleepless Nights & Love... Under Different Skies.From the pages of the past, a new threat to Max Bloom rises in The Chapter Lands.. -
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![Satan's Shorts by Heide Goody]()
Satan's Shorts by Heide Goody
Rated: 4.20 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsCurious about the day that Saint Christopher found out he'd been declared non-existent by the pope? What exactly is a cat in Hell's chance? How would an annual Christmas present exchange between Heaven and Hell work out? Find out the answers to these and other pressing questions in this collection of short stories from the world of Clovenhoof... -
![Deck the Halls, We're Off the Walls! by Dan Gutman, Jim Paillot]()
Deck the Halls, We're Off the Walls! by Dan Gutman, Jim Paillot
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsIt's Christmas, and you know what that means! Santa Claus is coming to town! Or at least to the local mall. But what happens when kid rapper Cray-Z gives a Christmas concert at the same mall and all his fans go bananas? One thing's for sure—if A.J. and his friends from Ella Mentry School want to save the day, they will need a Christmas miracle... -
![New Teeth by Simon Rich]()
New Teeth by Simon Rich
Rated: 4.14 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsLaugh till you cry in this new collection of stories from the award-winning “Serena Williams of humor writing” (New York Times Book Review) about raising babies and trying not to be one. Called a “comedic Godsend” by Conan O’Brien and “the Stephen King of comedy writing” by John Mulaney, Simon Rich is back with New Teeth, his funniest and most personal collection yet... -
![Cockroaches of Stay More by Donald Harington]()
Cockroaches of Stay More by Donald Harington
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsWith this wonderfully irreverent comic novel, Harington leaves off chronicling the human inhabitants of the Arkansas Ozark town of Stay More and turns his attention to its insect world... -
![Deal With The Devil by Mark Cain]()
Deal With The Devil by Mark Cain
Rated: 4.10 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsA kidnapping, a dangerous new devil: Steve and Orson confront another mystery, involving their closest friends, while Satan tries to recruit Steve to the Demon Corps... -
![Screwtape Proposes A Toast, And Other Pieces by C.S. Lewis]()
Screwtape Proposes A Toast, And Other Pieces by C.S. Lewis
Rated: 4.10 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsScrewtape Proposes a Toast and other... -
![Fake Dating a Human 101 by Jennifer Kropf]()
Fake Dating a Human 101 by Jennifer Kropf
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsThe High Court of the Coffee Bean is back again! Only this time there aren't even any cookies.In this fantasy rom com series finale, things take a sinister turn for the Coffee Bean Crew when Shayne Lyro disappears to the Ever Corners to face the family he once knew and assassinate a dreamslipper who's been sending him nightmares and calling him home... -
![The Devil's Storybook by Natalie Babbitt]()
The Devil's Storybook by Natalie Babbitt
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsThere are more ways than one to view the Devil and his works. In this collection of ten original stories, Natalie Babbitt offers us a middle-aged Old Scratch with a tender ego, proud of Hell and anxious for his reputation; a plotter at once pompous and naive who has a way of losing as often as he wins. Nothing metaphysical here--this devil, rather, has an all-too-human nature... -
![Lady of Dreams by W.R. Gingell]()
Lady of Dreams by W.R. Gingell
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsTo dream from a distance, or wake and risk losing it all? Confined to her couch, Clovis Sohn spends her days and nights dreaming, drifting further away from the outside world with each passing day. But Clovis' dreams are also real, giving her a glimpse into the lives of those around her.. -
![The Second Coming by John Niven]()
The Second Coming by John Niven
Rated: 3.94 of 5 stars · 18 ratingsGOD'S COMING - LOOK BUSY!God really is coming, and he is going to be pissed. Having left his son in charge, God treated himself to a well-earned break around the height of the Renaissance. A good time to go fishing. He returns in 2011 to find things on earth haven't gone quite to plan.. -
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![The Afterlife of Walter Augustus by Hannah M. Lynn, Rafe Beckley]()
The Afterlife of Walter Augustus by Hannah M. Lynn, Rafe Beckley
Rated: 3.92 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsDeath isn’t quite the end, after all. After two centuries stuck in the Interim, a post-death limbo where souls must stay until they’ve been entirely forgotten by the living, Walter Augustus is finally about to move on to whatever comes next. But when Letty Ferguson uncovers the last remaining copy of Walter’s book of poetry, he finds himself in a race against time... -
![The Case of the Toxic Spell Dump by Harry Turtledove]()
The Case of the Toxic Spell Dump by Harry Turtledove
Rated: 3.90 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsDavid Fisher, a humble but dedicated bureaucrat of the Environmental Perfection Agency, finds that an evil ancient deity (the sort that likes human sacrifices) is about to take over L.A. -- unless he can stop it... -
![The Management Style of the Supreme Beings by Tom Holt]()
The Management Style of the Supreme Beings by Tom Holt
Rated: 3.90 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsManagement Style of the Supreme... -
![Mercury Begins by Robert Kroese]()
Mercury Begins by Robert Kroese
Rated: 3.90 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsTravel to ancient Troy with the irrepressible angel Mercury as he masterminds the most unnecessarily complicated sneak attack in history! Never read any of the Mercury books? Start here! Already read one or more of the books? Also OK! There's no wrong way to read this story, unless you're using a spatula and a bowl full of goose feathers... -
![The Limpet Syndrome by Tony Moyle]()
The Limpet Syndrome by Tony Moyle
Rated: 3.88 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsWhat happens to us when we die? What if the religious and scientific beliefs are wrong. Perhaps there's some truth in both view points...or none at all. Imagine there was a politician whose only ambition was to corrupt and manipulate the very people who elected him, without them even knowing it. This was Byron T Casey’s ambition... -
![Downfall of the Gods by K.J. Parker]()
Downfall of the Gods by K.J. Parker
Rated: 3.83 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsIf you visit the Temple and ask nicely for forgiveness, you might get it — assuming you aren’t Lord Archias and you haven’t killed the Goddess’s favorite musician, Lysippus. But even goddesses are expected to follow certain rules, and as much as she wants to punish Lord Archias it seems her troublesome, all-powerful father forbids it... -
![As One Devil to Another by Richard Platt]()
As One Devil to Another by Richard Platt
Rated: 3.83 of 5 stars · 6 ratings"As One Devil to Another" is an astonishing debut work that C. S. Lewis's biographer and foremost Lewis authority Walter Hooper calls "a stunning achievement, the finest example of the genre of diabolical correspondence to appear since this genre was popularized by C. S. Lewis." Enter into this chilling and diabolical tale, one that reveals the very tricks and strategies of Hell... -
![Old Man and Mr. Smith: A Fable by Peter Ustinov]()
Old Man and Mr. Smith: A Fable by Peter Ustinov
Rated: 3.99 of 5 stars · 13 ratingsAn increasingly decrepit God and a merely ill-tempered Satan are reconciled and attempt a mission to Earth, where their misadventures point up the comedy and tragedy of modern life... -
![Judgement Day by Terry Pratchett, Ian Stewart]()
Judgement Day by Terry Pratchett, Ian Stewart
Rated: 3.86 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsThe fourth book in the Science of Discworld series, and this time around dealing with THE REALLY BIG QUESTIONS, Terry Pratchett’s brilliant new Discworld story Judgement Day is annotated with very big footnotes (the interleaving chapters) by mathematician Ian Stewart and biologist Jack Cohen, to bring you a mind-mangling combination of fiction, cutting-edge science and philosophy... -
![Mercury Rises by Robert Kroese]()
Mercury Rises by Robert Kroese
Rated: 3.86 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsJaded religion reporter Christine Temetri and Mercury, a renegade angel, have just thwarted two diabolical plots to destroy the world. But their work isn’t finished yet: mysterious powers outranking even the Heavenly bureaucracy seem intent on keeping the Apocalypse on track... -
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![The Suburban Book Of The Dead: Armageddon III: The Remake by Robert Rankin]()
The Suburban Book Of The Dead: Armageddon III: The Remake by Robert Rankin
Rated: 3.93 of 5 stars · 15 ratingsAT LAST!The much-longed-for final part of the stupendous ARMAGEDDON trilogy.And so it came to pass that on 27 July 2061 in the land of Eden, the money-free Utopia, Rex Mundi did toil mightily in his back garden... -
![A Farce to Be Reckoned With by Roger Zelazny, Robert Sheckley]()
A Farce to Be Reckoned With by Roger Zelazny, Robert Sheckley
Rated: 3.80 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsThe play's the thing in this comic fantasy from the authors of Bring Me the Head of Prince Charming and If at Faust You Don't SucceedIt's that quiet time between Millennia, and the demon Azzie is becoming bored and restless. Then inspiration hits. On a devilish sabbatical in Europe, Azzie discovers that morality plays are all the rage... -
![Spelled by Camille Peters, Shiromi Arserio]()
Spelled by Camille Peters, Shiromi Arserio
Rated: 3.80 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsRosie is fairly certain that there’s nothing wrong with putting a love spell on a foreign prince. At least she hopes there's not, because such a drastic measure is necessary in order for her to ensure that the perfect fairy tale romance she’s dreamt about her entire life includes her own prince charming... -
![God Game by Andrew M. Greeley]()
God Game by Andrew M. Greeley
Rated: 3.75 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsIn God Game, Father Greeley takes a new and fascinating twist on an old cliche: What if you really could play God? This is the dilemma that faces our hero, who quickly finds that being given the kingdom, the power, and the glory is dangerousand addictive. The troubles of the people he sees flashing on his computer screen are all too realand his troubles are just beginning... -
![Extract from Captain Stormfield's Visit to Heaven by Mark Twain]()
Extract from Captain Stormfield's Visit to Heaven by Mark Twain
Rated: 3.84 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsTwain's witty vision of what heaven "is really like" is told from the point of view of the recently deceased Captain Stormfield. In a folksy narration peppered with sailor's jargon, the amiable, altogether down-to-earth merchant marine describes a series of amusingly disconcerting revelations about the next world... -
![The Exorsistah by Claudia Mair Burney]()
The Exorsistah by Claudia Mair Burney
Rated: 3.67 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsShe just wants a home, a hottie, and some kickin' boots. Does she really have to fight the devil to get them? After the creep who's married to her friend Kiki tries to assault her, Emme Vaughn finds herself in an all-night Walgreens at 3 a.m. with a quarter in her pocket and a rumble in her stomach. She sure does wish she'd gotten to eat her french fries before she had to kick and run... -
![Imaginary Jesus by Matt Mikalatos, George Barna]()
Imaginary Jesus by Matt Mikalatos, George Barna
Rated: 3.79 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsImaginary Jesus is a hilarious, fast-paced, not-quite-fictional story that’s unlike anything you’ve ever read before. When Matt Mikalatos realizes that his longtime buddy in the robe and sandals isn’t the real Jesus at all, but an imaginary one, he embarks on a mission to find the real thing... -
![If at Faust You Don't Succeed by Roger Zelazny, Robert Sheckley]()
If at Faust You Don't Succeed by Roger Zelazny, Robert Sheckley
Rated: 3.75 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsThe last Millennial contest--between the forces of Good and Evil for control of the universe--didn't work out quite so well for Evil and its rooters. But it's time for the next round, and this time the demon Mephistopheles is carrying the ball for the forces of Darkness. But all is not as it seems... -
![Mr Pye by Mervyn Peake]()
Mr Pye by Mervyn Peake
Rated: 3.70 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsEquipped with love, Mr Harold Pye lands on the island of Sark, his mission to convert the islanders into a crusading force for the undiluted goodness that he feels within. The extraordinary inhabitants of the island range from the formidable Miss George in her purple busby to the wanton, raven-haired Tintagieu, 'five foot three inches of sex'... -
![The Vicar of Nibbleswicke by Roald Dahl]()
The Vicar of Nibbleswicke by Roald Dahl
Rated: 3.83 of 5 stars · 29 ratings"My name is Eel, Robert Eel. I am the new rotsap of Nibbleswicke. Dog help me!"The Reverend Lee is suffering from a rare and acutely embarrassing condition: Back-to-Front Dyslexia. It affects only his speech, and he doesn't realize he's doing it, but the parishioners of Nibbleswicke are shocked and confused by seemingly outrageous comments... -
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![Memoirs of a Gnostic Dwarf by David Madsen]()
Memoirs of a Gnostic Dwarf by David Madsen
Rated: 3.63 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsIn the intersection of the 15th and 16th centuries, a Dwarf (Big "D" to show respect) goes from the mean streets of Rome to walk with the giants of that world. Madsen remarkably gives us a tour of Europe, Italy, Rome, the Vatican, the papacy, Gnosticism, side-shows, sex, gore and love - always love... -
![The Devil's Diaries by Nicholas D. Satan]()
The Devil's Diaries by Nicholas D. Satan
Rated: 3.63 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsThe recently discovered journals of Satan, revealing his personal thoughts on events from the Fall to the Apocalypse.In "The Devil's Diaries," Monty Python meets Bridget Jones with a little more fire and a lot more brimstone. In his own words, Satan muses on key dates throughout history--reveling in his role as the mastermind behind the Fall, rock 'n' roll, Y2K, and, of course, global warming... -
![The Divine Comedies: Here Comes the Sun - Odds and Gods by Tom Holt]()
The Divine Comedies: Here Comes the Sun - Odds and Gods by Tom Holt
Rated: 3.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratings'Uniquely twisted ... cracking gags' - Rob Grant'Frantically wacky and wilfully confusing ... gratifyingly clever and very amusing' - Mail On SundayHERE COMES THE SUNThe sun rises late, dirty and so badly in need of a service it's a wonder it gets up at all. The moon's going to be scrapped soon and a new one commissioned - but they've been saying that for years .. -
![If I Were An Evil Overlord by Martin H. Greenberg, Russell Davis]()
If I Were An Evil Overlord by Martin H. Greenberg, Russell Davis
Rated: 3.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsWho hasn't dreamed of being an evil overlord? Today's finest fantasy authors have delivered fourteen tales that run the gamut from humorous to serious, fantasy to science fiction. Certain to appeal to role-playing gamers, fantasy lovers, and megalomaniacs who want to rule the world... -
![Galápagos Regained by James K. Morrow]()
Galápagos Regained by James K. Morrow
Rated: 3.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsA beautiful literary tale about an aspiring actress who seizes Darwin's research and tries to make a name for herself to win a scientific prize.Galápagos Regained centers on the fictional Chloe Bathurst, an unemployed Victorian actress who finds work on Charles Darwin’s estate, nurturing the strange birds, exotic lizards, and giant tortoises he brought back from his trip around the world... -
![Mercury Swings by Robert Kroese]()
Mercury Swings by Robert Kroese
Rated: 3.60 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsIn Mercury Falls, Jaded religion reporter Christine Temetri and Mercury, a renegade angel, thwarted two diabolical plots to destroy the world. In Mercury Rises, they team up once again to battle Horace Finch, a crazed billionaire who plans to uncover the deepest secrets of the Universe -- and likely annihilate it in the process...Categorized as:
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![Armageddon: The Musical by Robert Rankin]()
Armageddon: The Musical by Robert Rankin
Rated: 3.69 of 5 stars · 16 ratingsFrom the point of view of 2050, you're historyTheological warfare. Elvis on an epic time-travel journey - the Presliad. Buddhavision - a network bigger than God (and more powerful, too). Nasty nuclear leftovers. Naughty sex habits. Dalai Dan (the 153rd reincarnation of the Lama of that ilk) and Barry, the talkative Time Sprout... -
![Saint Vidicon to the Rescue by Christopher Stasheff]()
Saint Vidicon to the Rescue by Christopher Stasheff
Rated: 3.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsBlessed are the troubleshootersTechno troubleshooter Tony Ricci's latest challenge is to debug the computers at the marketing firm of Rodrigo and associates. Pages of Biblical text have been appearing on every terminal throughout the network--disrupting the staff and costing the company a lot of time and work.But he's astonished to discover that the religious text tells the story of St... -
![The Kosher Guide to Imaginary Animals: The Evil Monkey Dialogues by Ann VanderMeer, Jeff VanderMeer]()
The Kosher Guide to Imaginary Animals: The Evil Monkey Dialogues by Ann VanderMeer, Jeff VanderMeer
Rated: 3.17 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsA perfect gift book, this sumptuously illustrated and whimsically bite-sized bestiary is the definitive—in fact, only—guide to the kosherness (kashrut) of imaginary animals. It is an undomesticated romp from A to Z, including E.T., hobbits, Mongolian Death Worms, and the elusive chupacabra... -
![The Last Condo Board of the Apocalypse by Nina Post]()
The Last Condo Board of the Apocalypse by Nina Post
Rated: 3.17 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsWhen hundreds of fallen angels and dimension-hopping monsters take over a highrise condo building, a down-on-her-luck bounty hunter must team up with an unlikely group of allies to prevent the apocalypse.Kelly Driscoll tracks down monsters for a living, but the job isn't what it used to be. Vampire hunters are the new big thing, but Kelly doesn't swing that way... -
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![My Name Is Will: A Novel of Sex, Drugs, and Shakespeare by Jess Winfield]()
My Name Is Will: A Novel of Sex, Drugs, and Shakespeare by Jess Winfield
Rated: 3.42 of 5 stars · 12 ratings"Utterly delicious, original, witty, hilarious and brilliant. Shakespeare In Love on magic mushrooms. The Bard has never been this much fun."" -- Christopher Buckley, author of Boomsday and Thank You For Smoking A Tale of two Shakespeares... Struggling UC Santa Cruz grad student Willie Shakespeare Greenberg is trying to write his thesis about the Bard. Kind of.. -
![Magnificent Vibration by Rick Springfield]()
Magnificent Vibration by Rick Springfield
Rated: 3.33 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsAfter making an unexpected connection with God via his cell phone, one man embarks on an unlikely spiritual quest in this smart, savvy, rambunctious debut from Grammy Award-winning musician and "New York Times" bestselling author Rick Springfield... -
![The Next Queen of Heaven by Gregory Maguire]()
The Next Queen of Heaven by Gregory Maguire
Rated: 3.07 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsWith the new millennium approaching, the eccentric town of Thebes grows even stranger. Mrs. Leontina Scales begins speaking in tongues after being clocked by a Catholic statuette. Her daughter, Tabitha, and her sons scheme to save their mother or surrender her to Jesus—whatever comes first. Meanwhile, choir director Jeremy Carr, caught between lust and ambition, fumbles his way toward Y2K...
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