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Demogorgon

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This was an excellent if incomplete novel of Lumley's, who of course is better known for the Necroscope series. It is one of the few "stand alone" books that Lumley has written that has not spawned any sequels. Although it is lesser than the unparraleled books in that sequence, (much as his other "stand alone" House of Doors), it remains a good read for his die-hard fans who are willing to give a good horror novel that has no mention of vampires, a chance. Essentialy the book follows the Cary Grant-like theif who gets mixed up in a plot of the Anti-Christ's to take over the world, only to find out that... well, I had better not spoil it. The only real problem with the book was the ending which didn't quite sit right with me. I think that Lumley should try a sequel to flesh out the original ideas in Demogorgon and re-invent the judeo-christian mythos horror genre, much as he did for the vampire and Lovecraftian genres. I give it a 7.

Brian Lumley's 'Demogorgon' is an o.k. read if you have some extra time and aren't particularly choosy about what you're reading. I may have liked it more if I hadn't already read his other books and expected a little better. It does have some parts to it that are entertaining, however, and is not a complete dud. But I recommend reading his other works, such as the Necroscope series, long before this one.

"~The first book I read of Lumley's after I read the first few Necroscope novels."~ hero I could sympathise with. But that is just it. It seems Lumley followed his successful formula here, but didn't really introduce anything new or interesting to the reader. the concept. I just wish he would have gone into more detail with some of the ideas he presented in this story. Who knows? Perhaps he will.

After the good work that I had come to expect of Lumley after reading some of his other works such as the Necroscope series, I was unpleasantly surprised at how bad "demogorgon" was. It is a boring story of a thief in search of Satans earthly emmisary. it starts off good, then mires itself down in the uninteresting details of this thiefs existence. Strongly reccomend against!

This is the first book I have read by Mr Lumley,and it was not at all disappointing.
It was a short read.Interesting from the first page.It is full of suspense.It at some point keeps you guessing.
The only bad thing about this book is that some of the characters are poorely developed,and it is too short.It should have been a longer story!But inspite of all its downfalls it was nevertheless a good book,one which I recommend definitely.

Here is the general plot:God has a son,Jesus,who is all powerful and did his bidding on earth.
The devil,however,had a son,which was born while Jesus was dying on the cross.
Before I go on,I must explain who demogorgon is.Demogorgon is simply satan's emissary on earth.He impregnated satan's son mother!So,you see,satan himself did not mate with his son's mother,but is nevertheless his son's father although Demogorgon impregnated his son's mother.I know this sounds confusing,but it makes a lot of sense.
Demogorgon simply carries Satan's seed.And if satan wishes to impregnate a woman,he sends Demorgorgon.(I hope that you understand).

So,from the day satan's son was conceive he has been walking the earth,doing his father's bidding.(Satan's son's name was AB).
But ever so ofter Satan's son has to revitalize his body,because it would naturally start to rot if he doesn't.
So,what he does is he gets three men,and takes their "youngness".
So,satan's son then gets more years too live.(I hope you understand up to his point).

So,it is simply this:If god has a son,why can't satan?
But the story doesn't deal much with god's son but only satan's son.

The main plot is this:Satan's son mated with three women.These three women later had three sons.
When Satan's son started to rot(as it happends after a certain amount of years has passed)he decided to recruit three men.(as does always when he needs to revilalize).
These three men are the same men whom were born to the women that satan's son mated with(raped).

Now here is the important part:one of these men,is the main charcter,Charlie Trace,a professional thief.
His main purpose now is to prevent himself from falling into the hands of satan's son.Because if he does and satan's son uses him,then it would be trouble on earth...
But the funny thing is that,satan's son captures Charlie.And things start to get ugly...(I wouldn't give away anymore of the story,it is really good and I wouldn't want to spoil the suspense)...
Two more things:1)satan's son is also know as the antichrist!
2)The story has a touch of Romance as well,because Charlie falls in love with Amira,a woman whose purpose is unknown until a later point in the story...(But will she help him or not?Is she good or bad?What is she?)

........................enjoy...........Nigel.