An unfortunate chain of
events makes Philip responsible for the untimely death of the school bully
Sam—the Devil’s original choice for an heir. Philip must return to Hell to find
Sam and bring him back to life, so that fate can be restored. But trouble is
stirring in Lucifer’s kingdom and not even Philip can imagine the strange and
dark journey that awaits him. A journey that will take him through ancient
underworlds and all the way to Paradise.
Book source ~ Tour
30 April 2009
Fantasy | Young Adult | Mystery
317 Pages
My Rating ~ 4 bites and a nibble
Philip Engel has died
twice. The first time was a mistake when the boy Lucifer picked for his heir is
supposed to die, but Philip does in his place. After he’s restored to life he
dies a second time when Mortimer (or Death) needs his help to find his lost
Die. Now, Philip is back on Earth (again) when he has to die (again) in order
to save the school bully (now his friend) from a death that he caused. So, Philip dies
and when he goes to the Underworld he has to find Sam. Except the Underworld is
vast and it’s next to impossible to find Sam on his own so he enlists the help
of friends he’s made there. Except, even they can’t find Sam. Lucifer suggests
that God should know where Sam is so off they go for a quick visit in Paradise.
But their journey doesn’t end there. Grab a copy and join Philip on his 3rd
death adventure.
This story just gets
better and better. You’d think it would get a bit repetitive, having Philip die
so many times, but it doesn’t. Not for me anyway, since I’m a Supernatural fan and we all know how many
times people die and come back to life on that show. Anyway, Philip’s journey
this time is a good one. He has to fix what he screwed up (Sam’s death) and I
got to see way more of the Underworld than in previous editions. There’s
trouble brewing in Hell, Paradise isn’t what everyone thinks, and in the end,
Philip’s personal journey takes a huge leap. So huge that I’m dying (hehe see
what I did there?) for the next book!
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