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Minor Demons
Gluttony and neglect have brought a severe soul shortage to the demons of Hell. The rising generation of demons-in-training is tasked with dragging humanity down to a new low in order to pay for their continued existence. Minor Demons follows Shadow, son of Abaddon, and several other demons-in-training as they become minor demons and wage a war against angels, humans, and sometimes other demons.
Minor Demons incorporates elements from the Bible, Dante's Inferno, mythology, and angelology / demonology into compelling action / adventure dystopian fiction.
Minor Demons incorporates elements from the Bible, Dante's Inferno, mythology, and angelology / demonology into compelling action / adventure dystopian fiction.
- GenresFantasy
236 pages, Kindle Edition
First published December 9, 2013
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August 12, 2015
Good book. Straight forward, no fluff or filler.
The story is good and the Characters are very likable and funny.
I will be reading the second book in this series.
The story is good and the Characters are very likable and funny.
I will be reading the second book in this series.
February 12, 2014
Minor Demons will keep you on the edge of your seat from start to finish! This unique tale is told from the perspective of demons and the author did an exemplary job of capturing their brutal nature while evoking humanistic elements into their personalities. With cunning dialogue and constant action, this novel will leave you eagerly awaiting the next installment!
May 23, 2015
Surprisingly Good...
However, the end seemed rushed. Why was Shadow the only one that became a middle demon? Why was Gangrene the only one collecting power rings?
However, the end seemed rushed. Why was Shadow the only one that became a middle demon? Why was Gangrene the only one collecting power rings?
October 6, 2015
The story is clever telling things from hells side of life. I did find the mistakes in spelling and tenses to be very distracting. I hope that the other stories are better edited.
January 16, 2017
Not bad. Pretty good for a YA novel dealing with some sensitive topics - good vs. evil, sex, temptation, demons and idolatry. Character development is well done, if a bit superficial. Interesting take, from the bad side of the tracks.
Not a hard read, nor a challenging one. Grammar and spelling mistakes were annoying, but typical of using a word processor's grammar and spell checker. A good yarn.
Not a hard read, nor a challenging one. Grammar and spelling mistakes were annoying, but typical of using a word processor's grammar and spell checker. A good yarn.
April 26, 2020
Ok story but needs editing
All the well known biblical names are featured in this story about the politics of hell as various demons backstab each other to gain prestige.
This author needs to learn the difference between Your & You're, the same mistake is repeated so many times it distracted from the story.
All the well known biblical names are featured in this story about the politics of hell as various demons backstab each other to gain prestige.
This author needs to learn the difference between Your & You're, the same mistake is repeated so many times it distracted from the story.
December 6, 2017
Minor Demons is entertaining and has a concept that I have not yet come across. It deals with demons having their rites of passage into respectability and rank. We follow characters jockeying for positions against other characters and forming friendships. Some friendships become alliances against other demon alliances which, at times, is interesting.
The writing style is easy enough for the reader to follow and the images come easily to the reader's mind. The best of the writing comes at the very beginning, prologue which is written so well that the rest of the story struggles to compete. There may be a little more use of adult language that what some may argue should be in a book that seems to have a young adult target audience. The fight scenes were nicely written but the characterization was not as strong. This may have more to do with my personal prejudices against demon and angel characters than Randall Morris' ability. I like the genre and I like to read stories with angels and demon characters, but I am often disappointed that the characters have no or little complexity and they are often depicted in a very human likeness in terms of motivation and interaction. In Minor Demons, this also held true.
If Morris could find a way to make give the characters a non-human side I think the concept of demons earning their strips would become just as attractive and maybe as clichéd as angels earning their wings.
The writing style is easy enough for the reader to follow and the images come easily to the reader's mind. The best of the writing comes at the very beginning, prologue which is written so well that the rest of the story struggles to compete. There may be a little more use of adult language that what some may argue should be in a book that seems to have a young adult target audience. The fight scenes were nicely written but the characterization was not as strong. This may have more to do with my personal prejudices against demon and angel characters than Randall Morris' ability. I like the genre and I like to read stories with angels and demon characters, but I am often disappointed that the characters have no or little complexity and they are often depicted in a very human likeness in terms of motivation and interaction. In Minor Demons, this also held true.
If Morris could find a way to make give the characters a non-human side I think the concept of demons earning their strips would become just as attractive and maybe as clichéd as angels earning their wings.
February 28, 2020
Fun read with a twist to what is known about heaven and hell.
Overall a good book. Minor amount of grammar errors but nothing that detracted from the book. A different look at the hierarchy of hell and how it works.
Overall a good book. Minor amount of grammar errors but nothing that detracted from the book. A different look at the hierarchy of hell and how it works.
September 19, 2017
Nifty
A very nice story with an interesting world and mythos. Things ramped quite quickly near the end but that's cool too.
A very nice story with an interesting world and mythos. Things ramped quite quickly near the end but that's cool too.
October 21, 2019
Great series. Enjoyable read.
May 14, 2015
Adult language in a YA read and a child level theology. I only finished it because I refuse to NOT finish a book once I've started reading it.
December 31, 2016
Needed to slow down
Too much focus on plot points and fighting to allow characters to develop fully. I made it about 3/4 of the way
Too much focus on plot points and fighting to allow characters to develop fully. I made it about 3/4 of the way
February 29, 2016
a good read and I enjoy it.
I just hope there is more depth with the character and scene in the next book and the pace of the series slows down a bit. a lot happen in a short amount of time.
I just hope there is more depth with the character and scene in the next book and the pace of the series slows down a bit. a lot happen in a short amount of time.
June 15, 2016
great book to read
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