Hades Series by Jeffrey Thomas, David G. Barnett, Carlton Mellick III

LETTERS FROM HADES is a travelogue of Hell-a world not that far from the very world we live in now. It is a story of rebellion, a story of love and a story of hope and rebirth set in a beautifully dark and textured world brought to brilliant life by Jeffrey Thomas, the acclaimed author of PUNKTOWN.

Hades is in upheaval. The Damned are rebelling, and worse, the more human-like breeds of Demons are beginning to sympathize with their plight. The Creator Himself decides to venture into Hades to address this conflict, a conflict which may test His very sanity...and make him a target of assassination... moreHades is in upheaval. The Damned are rebelling, and worse, the more human-like breeds of Demons are beginning to sympathize with their plight. The Creator Himself decides to venture into Hades to address this conflict, a conflict which may test His very sanity...and make him a target of assassination. Against this tense background, a Damned man named Frank Lyre and a beautiful winged Demon named Oni act out a passionate love affair, but they too will be swept into a battle that may decide the future of all Creation."Subversive, sexy, poetic and nightmarish, Beautiful Hell is set in the world of Jeffrey Thomas' short story collection Voices From Hades, and the novels The Fall of Hades and Letters From Hades, about which F. Paul Wilson said, "Jeffrey Thomas' imagination is as twisted as it is relentless.""Wildly imagined." - Publishers Weekly"I thoroughly enjoyed reading Beautiful Hell." - Fangoria.com less

Jeffrey Thomas and Carlton Mellick III collaborate on their own twisted visions of heaven and hell. UGLY HEAVEN At one point in time, Heaven was a paradise. It was a blissful utopia full of wonders far beyond human comprehension. But that was a long, long time ago. The afterlife is now in ruins. It has become an ugly, lonely wasteland populated by strange monstrous beasts, masturbating angels, and sad man-like beings wallowing in the remains of the once-great Kingdom of God... moreJeffrey Thomas and Carlton Mellick III collaborate on their own twisted visions of heaven and hell. UGLY HEAVEN At one point in time, Heaven was a paradise. It was a blissful utopia full of wonders far beyond human comprehension. But that was a long, long time ago. The afterlife is now in ruins. It has become an ugly, lonely wasteland populated by strange monstrous beasts, masturbating angels, and sad man-like beings wallowing in the remains of the once-great Kingdom of God. As two recently departed souls arrive in Heaven, they discover their eternal home is not one of divine peace but of nightmarish ugliness. So they go on a quest to explore this dead alien landscape, desperately seeking answers, allies, and some sort of place they can forever call home. BEAUTIFUL HELL A writer named Frank Lyre finds himself damned to an afterlife where Demons and Angels are equally sadistic and conflicted, where torturers become seducers, where Jesus likes to sit for a pleasant chat and God is not only going through monstrous changes to His body, but a personal crisis that might forever change His vision of creation. Beautiful Hell is a sequel of sorts to Jeffrey Thomas's acclaimed novel Letters From Hades, but stands on its own as a harrowing study of damnation and regeneration, physical passion and emotional pain, faith and rebellion, and the conflict between the spirit and the flesh. less

IF THE DEAD COULD SPEAK FROM THE AFTERLIFE, WHAT MIGHT THEY TELL US? HOW MIGHT THEY WARN US? The Damned have stories to share... -- About an abandoned Demon child, adopted by a reluctant mother. --A Demon torn between love for his mate and an Angel visiting Hell. --A jaded Angel touring hell to hunt the Damned for sport. --Three Damned laborers who encounter a cat with nine afterlives. --A Damned artist summoned to Heaven to paint her masterpiece... moreIF THE DEAD COULD SPEAK FROM THE AFTERLIFE, WHAT MIGHT THEY TELL US? HOW MIGHT THEY WARN US? The Damned have stories to share... -- About an abandoned Demon child, adopted by a reluctant mother. --A Demon torn between love for his mate and an Angel visiting Hell. --A jaded Angel touring hell to hunt the Damned for sport. --Three Damned laborers who encounter a cat with nine afterlives. --A Damned artist summoned to Heaven to paint her masterpiece. A Damned man and an Angel joining forces to rescue a child from his Demonic captors. --A former journalist who discovers the depth of despair and the hope of rebellion. Seven dispatches from the Hades of Jeffrey Thomas, author of Letters From Hades and Ugly Heaven/Beautiful Hell. "If there is such a place as hell, the demons hve a suite reserved in Jeffrey Thomas' name for writing this delightfully blsphemous novel." -- F.Paul Wilson, author of Bloodline "Jeffrey Thomas' visions of Hell in Letters From Hades are as compelling and as beautifully horrific as any ever put down on paper." --Jeff VanderMeer, author of Shriek: An Afterword "I can't rave enough about Jeffrey Thomas' Letters From Hades. This is a stupendous reading from beginning to end!" --Charlee Jacob, author of Dark Moods less

A young woman emerges from a catatonic state to find herself naked and devoid of memory, a centuries-long prisoner of an apocalyptic battle between formerly human avenging Angels, rebel bands of the Damned, and monstrous Demons of every description. With only a sentient, talking gun for a companion, she sets out to explore a radically transfigured Hell, her own surprising past, and the bulletproof fierceness of the human spirit