None but Lucifer
Cover of first book edition | |
Author | Horace L. Gold and L. Sprague de Camp |
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Country | United States |
Language | English |
Genre | Fantasy novel |
Publisher | Gateways Retro Science Fiction |
Publication date | 2002 |
Media type | Print (Paperback) |
Pages | 218 pp |
ISBN | 0-89556-128-X |
OCLC | 49618893 |
813/.54 21 | |
LC Class | PR9199.3.G5975 N66 2002 |
None but Lucifer is a fantasy novel written by Horace L. Gold and L. Sprague de Camp. It was first published in the fantasy magazine Unknown in September 1939.[1][2] Despite its good reception by the readership and the prominence of its authors (Gold was the founding editor of Galaxy Science Fiction magazine, and de Camp quickly became a leading light of science fiction and fantasy during those genres' "golden age"), the book remained unpublished in book form for over sixty years, until finally issued as a trade paperback by Gateways Retro Science Fiction in 2002.[2] It is also available as an electronic publication.
Plot summary
The book is a dark fantasy, a version of the Faust legend set in New York City during the Great Depression. A man named Hale makes a deal with the devil and then attempts to cheat his fate of eternal damnation. Ironically, his very success in defeating Lucifer ensures his own undoing.
Notes
- ↑ Laughlin, Charlotte; Daniel J. H. Levack (1983). De Camp: An L. Sprague de Camp Bibliography. San Francisco: Underwood/Miller. p. 218.
- 1 2 None but Lucifer title listing at the Internet Speculative Fiction Database
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