Requiem for the Devil [Paperback]

Jeri Smith-Ready (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: April 15, 2001

Set in modern-day Washington, D.C., Requiem for the Devil depicts the end of the Devil's ten-billion-year career. For the first time in his existence, Lucifer falls in love, and this event threatens to transform his identity and perhaps even his destiny. Gianna O'Keefe is the woman who drags him out of his ancient despair and points him toward possible salvation.

Yet Lucifer's path from evil is neither straight nor smooth. Pursuing love means betraying his fellow fallen angels, the loyal friends who once followed him to damnation. Divine and infernal forces seem to conspire against his and Gianna's union. Lucifer's empire crumbles around him as he dares to defy the natural order and question his fate.

Editorial Reviews

Review

...a fresh new voice in urban fantasy. REQUIEM FOR THE DEVIL blends fantasy, sensuality, and humor in a remarkable tale. -- author Catherine Asaro

REQUIEM is a tale of redemption, written with flair and style. Highly recommended. -- Library Journal

From the Publisher

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Product Details

• Paperback: 396 pages
• Publisher: Grand Central Publishing (April 15, 2001)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0759550077
• ISBN-13: 978-0759550070
• Product Dimensions: 8.7 x 5.6 x 1 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.3 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 4.7 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (27 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #954,152 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

More About the Author

Jeri Smith-Ready has been writing fiction since the night she had her first double espresso. She holds a master's degree in environmental policy and lives in Maryland with her husband, two cats, and the world's goofiest greyhound.

Customer Reviews

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16 of 16 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars The Devil in love?, November 20, 2002

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Margaret Marr "Published Author" (NC USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Requiem for the Devil (Paperback)

Lucifer, a.k.a. Louis Carvalho, falls in love with Gianna O'Keefe while she sings the Blues at the Grotto.

The Devil is instantly drawn into her world of goodness, mesmerized by her inner beauty, and the lengths she goes to help others. He begins to question his place in eternity and realizes that although he has a certain amount of power, he's not free.

As Gianna points him to possible salvation, his brothers...Beelzebub, Belial, and Mephistopheles...feel betrayed, and the road to Heaven heats up. Lucifer's life crumbles around him as he defies fate and looks for a way back to Heaven's door.

REQUIUM FOR THE DEVIL is imaginative, humerous, and sensual. Ms. Smith-Ready brings a refreshing newness to the world of fiction.

17 of 20 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Beauty and *The Beast*, October 23, 2005

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J. R. Uder "I'll read anything I can get my m... (Lebanon, MO USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Requiem for the Devil (Paperback)

Let me begin by affirming my anchorings in Buddhism; I am not a Christian, and I don't make a habit of reading books with heavy Christian undertones.

This book was so good, though.

Written from Lucifer's POV, this book takes the reader on a journey through the Devil's second Fall; not falling from Grace, but falling in love with a mortal woman.

It's witty, funny, lusty, and downright painful. And the moral of the story might even make you rethink your definition of "evil"...

6 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Heart-rending, September 22, 2002

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finfeature "finfeature" (Milton Keynes, UK) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Requiem for the Devil (Paperback)

Normally I read horror fiction, but I discovered this to be more of a love story. Although there are many pages of a sexual nature, they are very tastefully handled and fairly necessary to the story. I couldn't put this book down and constantly had to update the family on the goings on (they became as engrossed with this story as I was, but they are not readers). This is the first book where I have cried buckets, in sympathy, for the Devil. I recommend it to anyone who likes thought provoking fiction, as the Devil tries to convince you that God is not all He is cracked up to be. Excellent, can't wait for Jeri's next offering.(refers to ebook format)