Demon: A Memoir (Paperback)

~ Tosca Lee (Author)
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Editorial Reviews

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"...a powerful and fascinating story... I recommend it for anyone interested in a good story with a twist." -- Contend4theFaith.com

"A riveting look at one demon's reflection on his fall from grace, and the shuddering implications for each of us. This story is about YOU; it will change the way you look at life--for the better." -- --Austin Boyd, author of The Evidence, The Proof and The Return

"An intellectual and spiritual thriller that begs to be read." -- --Crosswayz

"Portions of this book may disturb you--but the insights you'll gain into God, Satan, and angels fallen and elect--will stretch and grow you. I predict you'll find Tosca's book hard to put down." -- --Don Hawkins, President, Southeastern Bible College Author of [e-mail] and co-host of Back to the Bible

"Wise, imaginative, funny, and poetic, this is a book that lingers in memory after you've turned the last page. Beautiful and brilliant, it's bound to be a bestseller." -- Sophy Burnham, New York Times Best-Selling Author of A Book of Angels, The Path of Prayer, and The Ecstatic Journey

"A must have that'll haunt the reader long after the last page" -- Press & Sun-Bulletin, Greater Binghampton, NY

"Tosca Lee paints a vivid and incredible picture of the fall of Lucifer and his legion. This book simultaneously chills and awes." -- Eternity Happens

"Tosca Lee provides a powerful discerning tale that will have fans pondering their own deals with the demons." -- Midwest Book Review

Tosca Lee provides a powerful discerning tale that will have fans pondering their own deals with the demons. -- Midwest Book Review

Tosca Lee shines in this debut novel that is unlike anything I have ever read. Not only is this a highly entertaining read, but extremely challenging and thought provoking. -- ArmchairInterviews.com

Product Description

Clayton has just been hired to author a memoir for Lucian, a demon with an extraordinary story to share. The fallen angel chronicles a life of heavenly bliss and rebellion, human creation and salvation, and God's relentless pursuit of mankind.

This fresh and provocative look at the spiritual struggle for our souls will keep you turning the pages with its intelligent and believable characters and suspenseful dialogue.

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Product Details

• Paperback: 336 pages
• Publisher: NavPress (May 18, 2007)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1600061230
• ISBN-13: 978-1600061233
• Product Dimensions: 8 x 5.5 x 1 inches
• Shipping Weight: 11.2 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 4.6 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (64 customer reviews)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #221,268 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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10 of 10 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A new perspective, June 23, 2007

By	Barbara Warren - See all my reviews (TOP 1000 REVIEWER)    (REAL NAME)

this book surprised me. I don't know what I expected, but definitely not something this well written and thought provoking.

Clayton's wife left him for another man and he hasn't recovered from the feelings of rejection. He's a fiction editor for a publishing company, looking for that one special book that will boost his career. He likes his job, but his personal life is a mess.

One night he walks into his favorite restaurant and finds a dark haired stranger waiting for him. The man introduces himself as Lucian, a demon, one of the fallen angels who fell from heaven with Lucifer. Lucien wants Clay to write his story, and a strange story it is, of creation, crucifixion, and resurrection, told from a demon's point of view. This book fascinated me. It gave me a new perspective on stories I thought I knew by heart. It's a provocatiave book, powerful, even disturbing at times. One the reader will remember long after he finish reading it.

12 of 13 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Fresh, Yet Older Than Time, August 26, 2007

By	Eric Wilson "novelist" (Nashville, TN United States) - See all my reviews (TOP 100 REVIEWER)

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Okay, let's just deal with the obvious comparisons. Yes, "Demon" has some similarities to "The Screwtape Letters" and "Interview With a Vampire." The most glaring one is this: great storytelling! The others--the interaction, the insights into the motives of an evil creature, the glimpses of history--are given their own spin by Tosca Lee.

The story follows Clay, an editor in Boston, who finds himself face to face with a fallen angel who disguises itself as different human characters. Lucian, wants to give to Clay an exclusive story, a memoir. He warns Clay: "the story is really about you." As the editor deals with this aberration and begins to accept it as reality, he gets caught up in the narrative, drained yet drawn by the unraveling of history as seen through the creature's eyes.

Tosca Lee uses wonderful sensory details and similes to add texture to this story, drawing us into a world that is beyond our own eyes, yet right before us. Even readers who don't believe in the biblical elements of this tale will have a difficult time not being coaxed into this struggle of intellects. This is not an action novel, yet it moves along nicely. While strong in its theological angles, "Demon" never pounds the reader over the head with doctrine. It does, however, give some razor-sharp commentary on religion, church, and the American pursuit of happiness. Lee pulls it all together in the end with subtle yet powerful ideas, which a few reviewers seem to have missed inexplicably--"Were you paying attention at all?" Lucian might ask.

There will be comparisons. They are inevitable. But Tosca Lee avoids many of the pitfalls that present themselves with such a book, instead offering a tale that feels fresh, yet older than time. Years from now, we may find other books being compared to this one.

6 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Warning: don't read Demon if you don't want to think., June 20, 2007

By	misha - See all my reviews

A writer in the Anne Rice tradition with an imagination that will make you consider angels both fallen and heavenly, the fall, man's place in the world and what appears to be good vs. evil in a whole new light.