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Lilith Rising
Like evolution itself, nothing about the story in these pages was born of a plan. It’s a collection of “What ifs.” The authors didn’t discuss the story in advance, they simply performed it.
The penultimate premise?
What if the biblical progenitors of humanity were bent on its eventual destruction?
The answer is here between these covers, in the form of a heavy-metal armageddon meltdown fueled by rage, passion, firepower, and hellfire. This is epic poetry like you’ve never read before—irreverent, gruesome, horrifying, heartrending. It will make you think, and it will clarify the meaning of the
Hell hath no fury like a woman scorned
The penultimate premise?
What if the biblical progenitors of humanity were bent on its eventual destruction?
The answer is here between these covers, in the form of a heavy-metal armageddon meltdown fueled by rage, passion, firepower, and hellfire. This is epic poetry like you’ve never read before—irreverent, gruesome, horrifying, heartrending. It will make you think, and it will clarify the meaning of the
Hell hath no fury like a woman scorned
91 pages, Kindle Edition
Published October 14, 2022
About the author
Stephanie Ellis
177 books120 followersStephanie Ellis writes dark speculative prose and poetry and has been published in a variety of magazines and anthologies. Her longer work includes the novels, The Five Turns of the Wheel, Reborn and The Woodcutter, and the novellas, Paused and Bottled. Her new post-apocalytpic/sci-fi/horror novel, The Barricade is due out this year!
She is a Rhysling and Elgin nominated poet, co-authoring the poetry collection, Foundlings, with Cindy O'Quinn, Lilith Rising with Shane Douglas Keene and solo work Metallurgy.
She can be found at https://stephanieellis.org
She is a Rhysling and Elgin nominated poet, co-authoring the poetry collection, Foundlings, with Cindy O'Quinn, Lilith Rising with Shane Douglas Keene and solo work Metallurgy.
She can be found at https://stephanieellis.org
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October 17, 2022
Hell hath no fury like a woman scorned....never has a phrase been more appropriate than for this powerhouse poetry narrative from the minds of Stephanie Ellis and Shane Douglas Keene.
Visceral, primal and filled with the burning flame of revenge, this is as astonishing as it is unique because nothing in this story was planned - it simply unfolded, which in my opinion is the very best way for the ultimate creative venture between two minds.
A dazzling blood-drenched jewel of a reading experience. Lilith will gut you open and feast upon the awe she drags from your soul.
Visceral, primal and filled with the burning flame of revenge, this is as astonishing as it is unique because nothing in this story was planned - it simply unfolded, which in my opinion is the very best way for the ultimate creative venture between two minds.
A dazzling blood-drenched jewel of a reading experience. Lilith will gut you open and feast upon the awe she drags from your soul.
September 1, 2024
Indie horror has taught me to expect more. To venture out into new territories and experiment with the uncomfortable. Cleanse the palate from linear story telling and taste the genre in all its forms.
“Maybe he could write a play or a sonnet?
The apocalypse in iambic pentameter.
—I prefer free verse, said Lucifer.”
Lilith Rising is a work of two masters. A honed edge that slices away the fat, leaving the bloody bones that actually end up gnawing on you.
“-we take no road,
—travel lifelines, seek the breaks,
—the cracks in the wall,
—the skin, the true fabric
—of society
—and rip it open.”
“Maybe he could write a play or a sonnet?
The apocalypse in iambic pentameter.
—I prefer free verse, said Lucifer.”
Lilith Rising is a work of two masters. A honed edge that slices away the fat, leaving the bloody bones that actually end up gnawing on you.
“-we take no road,
—travel lifelines, seek the breaks,
—the cracks in the wall,
—the skin, the true fabric
—of society
—and rip it open.”
October 20, 2022
Folks, Lilith Rising is full of gorgeous poetry!!
It wasn't at all what I expected, but that's my bad for not reading the blurb. A friend recommended it and I liked the cover, so I bought it. I immediately fell in love with it.
I don't read much poetry, but this isn't just a collection of dark poems - it's a continuous story told through poetry. I found it a beautiful love letter to Lilith and to the power of women everywhere. It was so heart-breaking at times, too. I had goosebumps on pretty much every page.
I don't normally re-read books because of the size of my TBR pile, but I might make an annual exception for this one because the prose is so lovely. I read it in a couple of hours with distractions (I may have devoured it at work). The illustrations throughout were beautiful, too.
This is a wonderful, dark little autumn read just perfect for the season. Highly recommend it.
It wasn't at all what I expected, but that's my bad for not reading the blurb. A friend recommended it and I liked the cover, so I bought it. I immediately fell in love with it.
I don't read much poetry, but this isn't just a collection of dark poems - it's a continuous story told through poetry. I found it a beautiful love letter to Lilith and to the power of women everywhere. It was so heart-breaking at times, too. I had goosebumps on pretty much every page.
I don't normally re-read books because of the size of my TBR pile, but I might make an annual exception for this one because the prose is so lovely. I read it in a couple of hours with distractions (I may have devoured it at work). The illustrations throughout were beautiful, too.
This is a wonderful, dark little autumn read just perfect for the season. Highly recommend it.
April 7, 2023
This book of poetry is fierce, fiery, and angry, and the language is absolutely beautiful. The two distinct voices are powerful. I loved it, and the illustrations throughout are stunning. Lilith will rule!
November 21, 2022
An epic poem of conjoined voices, Lilith Rising is an intense exploration by Ellis and Keene. This is not a read you digest lightly. The imagery burns into your mind, leading you from sight to sight, thought to thought, feeling to feeling. It makes for a great hour long read. One line from the poem "Lifelines" sums up what this work achieves:
'[seek] the cracks in the wall, the skin, the true fabric of society--and rip it open.'
'[seek] the cracks in the wall, the skin, the true fabric of society--and rip it open.'
December 20, 2022
A year or so ago, I wouldn't touch poetry. Now, I can't get enough. This collection is the perfect example as to why I've grown to love it. There are some brilliant and thought-provoking pieces in this book and it's definitely not one to miss. Beautiful.
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