Lovers in Hell

by Janet E. Morris, Christopher Morris, Nancy Asire

Only fools fall in love, and hell is filled with fools. Our damned lovers Christopher Marlowe and Will Shakespeare, Napoleon and Wellington, Orpheus and Eurydice, Hatshepsut and Senenmut, Abelard and Heloise, Helen and Penelope, Saint Teresa and Satan's Reaper, Madge Kendall and the Elephant Man, and more . . . -- all of whom pay a hellish price for indulging their affections. Shakespeare said "To be wise and love exceeds man's might," and in Lovers in Hell, the damned in hell exceed all bounds as they search for their true loves, punish the perfidious, and avoid getting caught up in Satan's snares. In ten stories of misery and madness, hell's most loveless seek to slake the thirst that can never be quenched, and find true love amid the lies of ages.

454 pages, Kindle Edition

Published September 11, 2018

About the author

Janet Ellen Morris (born May 25, 1946) is a United States author. She began writing in 1976 and has since published more than 20 novels, many co-authored with David Drake or her husband Chris Morris. She has contributed short fiction to the shared universe fantasy series Thieves World, and edited the Bangsian fantasy series Heroes in Hell. Most of her work has been in the fantasy and science fiction genres, although she has also written several works of non-fiction.

Morris was elected to the New York Academy of Sciences in 1980.

In 1995, Morris and her husband and frequent co-writer Christopher Morris founded M2 Tech. Since that time, their writing output has decreased in proportion to the success of the company, which works with U.S. federal and military agencies on non-lethal weapon systems and software.

Reviews

[S.E. Lindberg]

Are genitalia needed for love? To feel "whole"? You might be in Hell without them

Egyptian myths really handicapped Osiris, god of rejuvenation--even left him penis-less for a time. Eh gad. His wife Isis repaired him by most accounts, but in this version of afterlife fate may differ.

My contribution to this anthology is “Lovers Sans Phalli.” To repair the penis-less Osiris of Duat, a dozen cursed pharaohs team with the infamous, tomb-raiding Howard Carter (of King Tut's tomb) and discredited evolutionist Ernst Haeckel.

Like historical and dark fantasy? Check this series out. The Heroes in Hell series all stand alone (Lawyers in Hell, Rogues in Hell, Dreamers in Hell, Poets in Hell, Doctors in Hell, Pirates in Hell, Lovers in Hell), but also have story arcs spanning across books. This volume is all about Lovers, and Love, in Hell:


For an overview of all stories in LOVERS in HELL, check out Joe Bonadonna's article on Black Gate.com called "Romance in the Afterlife, Part 1: A Look at the Latest Volume in the Heroes in Hell™ Shared Universe, Lovers in Hell"




Proud to be associated with Perseid Publishing and fellow Hellions: Christopher Crosby Morris, Joe Bonadonna, Nancy Asire, Michael Hansen, Michael Dellert, Alex Butcher, Andrew Paul Weston.

Character and Author Interviews
Wed. Sept 12th; 2018 Hell Week Intro by A.L. Butcher

Thurs. Sept 13th:   "Lovers Sans Phalli" by SE Lindberg. The tomb-raiding Howard Carter and discredited evolutionist Ernst Haeckel ask (on behalf of the god Osiris): Are genitalia required for love?  

Fri. Sept 14th: "A Hand of Four Queens" by A.L. Butcher. Helen of Sparta/Troy seduces any who holds the Golden Apple. Learn about the Trojan Whore's curse.


Sat. Sept. 15th   "Calamity" by Michael Dellert: Peter Abelard, once a master and canon at the University School of the Cathedral of Notre Dame, prolongs his forbidden affair with the Heloise d’Argenteuil: How would you like tornadic winds erupting every time you touched your partner? 


Sun. Sept. 16th  "Withering Blights" by Joe Bonadonna. Joseph Merrick, the Elephant Man, is on the prowl for a woman. Find out who the Elephant Man has the hots for, and why Victor Frankenstein cares!


Mon. Sept 17th: "The Devil's Trull" by Andrew Paul Weston. Now Charlotte Corday, the French assassin, has the hots for ...who? The Grim Reaper? But he is just rebounding from slaughtering his last love. Is she the titular "Devil’s Trull" (aka prostitute) of the short story?


Tues. Sept. 18th -  "Love in the Afterlife" by Janet and Chris Morris. Orpheus, the Thracian Argonaut and musician, longs after the oak nymph Eurydice. You'll be lured into three tales that pay homage to Homer's legends: in fact, Homer is in these stories!