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The New Devil #1
The New Devil
After being murdered, young Jason Giles arrives in Hell and is tricked into taking over the devil's job. With the help of his predecessor's aide, he begins to learn the ropes of ruling Hell in order to defend himself from many mutinous demons and to keep the denizens of the fiery pit from escaping into the Realm of the Living. Full of awkward heroes, wisecracking villains, and one teenager's culture shock as he is thrust into an absurd underworld buckling beneath the weight of its own bureaucracy, The New Devil is the first volume of an ongoing series.
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86 pages, Kindle Edition
First published January 13, 2015
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About the author
Alex Hansen
34 books19 followersAlex Hansen is a part-time writer from Pennsylvania who specializes in interpretive rewrites of elementary school science textbooks.
Just kidding.
But he has written about demons, dystopias and drive-thrus, so maybe nothing is off-limits.
Just kidding.
But he has written about demons, dystopias and drive-thrus, so maybe nothing is off-limits.
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March 4, 2020
AWESOME STORY!
Mr. Hansen had me hooked before I finished the first page of his novella, The New Devil, the first of 11 novellas in this series! His writing is spot on! Richly descriptive, wonderfully entertaining, and completely consuming! I couldn't put it down and have now picked up the entire series in one volume to gobble it up without having to pause! You must read this book about a recently deceased 17 year old boy who happens to be a dependent of the devil himself and is quickly left holding the bag that is hell with a quirky side kick to help him navigate and master the job of being in charge!
Mr. Hansen had me hooked before I finished the first page of his novella, The New Devil, the first of 11 novellas in this series! His writing is spot on! Richly descriptive, wonderfully entertaining, and completely consuming! I couldn't put it down and have now picked up the entire series in one volume to gobble it up without having to pause! You must read this book about a recently deceased 17 year old boy who happens to be a dependent of the devil himself and is quickly left holding the bag that is hell with a quirky side kick to help him navigate and master the job of being in charge!
August 8, 2018
Oh wow!
I got to say, this was a great. read! Jason was a great main character and I loved it. I hope Jason survives because in this book I was rooting for him. Looking forward to reading more staring Jason.
I got to say, this was a great. read! Jason was a great main character and I loved it. I hope Jason survives because in this book I was rooting for him. Looking forward to reading more staring Jason.
May 14, 2019
This was a fun read with a `realistic (cell phones and such) plot´. I also enjoyed the humour and sarcastic tones... I only wish it was longer.... Thanks for the free Mother's day read! I will be looking for more of your books to read! #GooglePlaybooks
February 18, 2020
Is 👎not in my opinion a very interesting book!
AWFUL BOOK IN 😲 MY OPINION, AFTER STRUGGLING TO READ THIS BOOK! I DO NOT RECOMMEND BUYING THIS BOOK! THE ENDING WAS NOT SUFFICIENT! I SUGGEST BUYING A BETTER BOOK!
AWFUL BOOK IN 😲 MY OPINION, AFTER STRUGGLING TO READ THIS BOOK! I DO NOT RECOMMEND BUYING THIS BOOK! THE ENDING WAS NOT SUFFICIENT! I SUGGEST BUYING A BETTER BOOK!
February 17, 2020
Interesting story
February 22, 2020
WASTE OF TIME - A PERSONAL HELL !!
I wrote freshman high school stories that had better plots, characters and dialogue. Ugg!! Please tell me I’ve escaped hell !
I wrote freshman high school stories that had better plots, characters and dialogue. Ugg!! Please tell me I’ve escaped hell !
April 17, 2020
He!luva laugh !!!!!😃😃
This was such a fun read!!!! t first I wondered why I chose it,,,now I know ;) Hhhhh thanks,Margarita 😂🤗
This was such a fun read!!!! t first I wondered why I chose it,,,now I know ;) Hhhhh thanks,Margarita 😂🤗
July 15, 2020
Awesome, fun, action-packed episodic series
September 14, 2020
Good Read!
A real good read. Original read never see one like it. Will make you laugh. Well will be on to the next one!
A real good read. Original read never see one like it. Will make you laugh. Well will be on to the next one!
March 9, 2017
the concept is decent but i just feel a lot more could have been done with it. the whole thing feels very ...juvenile i guess. and i know the main character is a seventeen year old boy but the entire plot is basically just teen ends up in hell and goes on about how ~totally sexy~ all the naked female demons are [because of COURSE they're all naked] while being freaked out that many of the male demons are also naked [mentioned in passing, while he goes on for several paragraphs every time a naked woman shows up] and then beats up a couple of demons because reasons. nothing really groundbreaking and i doubt i'll continue with the series. this one is maybe worth the read because it's free and short, but that's about it.
April 15, 2024
Jason Giles in life was a small-time bully. He gets his "just desserts" when this backfires on him, and he's murdered by classmates, where he is then thrown into Hell's waiting room. There he meets Satan, a.k.a his Great-Grandfather. He gets tricked into becoming the new Devil, and has to guard a throne he doesn't even want against all sorts of troubling demons, for example: Kivra, the sassy demoness who's curves could kill, possibly literally but not after she's toyed (I mean tortured) you first; Azraal, the psychopath who's not beyond murdering for power; and Vilnius, the scheming mastermind who tries to work his magic of lies.
His only comfort is Gus, who is "most certainly one Hell of an aide," not to mention comedian of Hell puns. We're taken with him in this novel on a journey to survive and become the new Devil. This novel is highly amusing, and the fun never seems to last long enough. I can only imagine the rest of the series will be just as intriguing. I kind of like Kivra so far, so we'll see where THAT goes. :)
His only comfort is Gus, who is "most certainly one Hell of an aide," not to mention comedian of Hell puns. We're taken with him in this novel on a journey to survive and become the new Devil. This novel is highly amusing, and the fun never seems to last long enough. I can only imagine the rest of the series will be just as intriguing. I kind of like Kivra so far, so we'll see where THAT goes. :)
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December 5, 2016
Good read
I really enjoyed reading this book . I think it was well written and had me laughing at times. This is one of the first books by Mr Hansen that I have read and I will be reading more written by him.
I really enjoyed reading this book . I think it was well written and had me laughing at times. This is one of the first books by Mr Hansen that I have read and I will be reading more written by him.
November 22, 2016
Excellent short story about a new arrival into Hell being duped into taking over as the devil, excellent short story, free at the moment on Amazon, it is the first in the series of 7 if I remember rightly.
December 13, 2016
Hellish humor
Not at all what I expected but a good quick read. It's pretty humorous and well written. You know what they say, the Devils in the details.
Not at all what I expected but a good quick read. It's pretty humorous and well written. You know what they say, the Devils in the details.
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