Blending literary urban fantasy with elements of Scandinavian thriller, the narrative explores contemporary life through a unique lens. It offers incisive commentary while maintaining a rich, urgent, and strange atmosphere. The book defies traditional genre boundaries, inviting readers to engage with its multifaceted storytelling and thought-provoking themes.
Literary fiction meets the otherworldly in this “wonderfully weird and entertaining” urban fantasy for Millennial fans of Victor LaValle (Esquire). “An utterly charming, silly, and heartily entertaining coming-of-age story about a man-boy who learns to believe in himself by reckoning with evil.” —Boston Globe What do you do when you wake up hung over and late for work only to find a stranger on your couch? And what if that stranger turns out to be an Adversarial Manifestation—like Satan, say—who has brewed you a fresh cup of fair-trade coffee? And what if he offers you your life’s goal of making the bestseller list if only you find his missing Lucky Cat and, you know, sign over your soul? If you’re Billy Ridgeway, you take the coffee.
Billy Ridgeway hat mit einem langweiligen Job und einer gescheiterten Beziehung zu kämpfen. Sein Leben nimmt eine Wendung, als er Lucifer Morningstar, den Teufel, trifft, der ihm einen Verlagsvertrag anbietet – im Austausch für eine mächtige Winkekatze. Jeremy P. Bushnell erzählt humorvoll von Selbstvertrauen und skurrilen Situationen.