Poets in Hell (Heroes in Hell)

Myth, folktales and legends. Historical fantasy. Literature. The best, the worst, and ugliest bards in perdition vie for Satan's favor as poets slam one another, Satan's Fallen Angels smirk up their sleeves, and the illiterati have their day. Find out why the damned deserve their fates as Hell's hacks sink to new poetical depths! The first Bible writer drafts a deal with the Devil. Attila the Hun learns his punishment's just begun. Mary Shelley and Victor Frankenstein make a monstrous mistake. Bat Masterson and Wyatt Earp get their unjust deserts. Hell's Undertaker goes on holiday. The Damned Poets Society slams away. A nameless soul shows Dorothy Parker that fame is a bitch. In the underworlds, injustice always reigns: Join us and our damnedest poets for the crookedest poetry festival in perdition where language comes to die and no rhyme goes unpunished.

From the Back Cover

"A garden of infernal delights" -- Library JournalThe New Hell Sinday Times' bestselling series strikes again!Veteran hellions rig the contest and new authors pander for all they're worth:Michael A. Armstrong * Tom Barczak * Larry Atchley, Jr. * Matthew Kirshenblatt * Beth W. Patterson * Michael H. Hanson * Joe Bonadonna * Yelle Hughes * Nancy Asire * Bill Snider * Deborah Koren * Shebat Legion * pdmac * Richard Groller * Janet Morris * Bill Barnhill * Chris Morris * Jack William Finley * Bruce Durham

About the Author

Janet Morris created the Heroes in Hell series in the 1980s. With the help of co-author and editor Chris Morris and "the damnedest writers in perdition"  the series has become infamous, not only for publishing stories that garnered a Hugo Award and two Nebula Award nominations, but for presenting stories from new authors alongside those of established professionals.Authors included in Poets in Hell: Michael A. Armstrong * Tom  Barczak * Larry Atchley, Jr. * Matthew Kirshenblatt  * Beth W. Patterson * Michael H. Hanson * Joe Bonadonna * Yelle Hughes * Nancy Asire * Bill Snider * Deborah Koren * Shebat Legion * pdmac * Richard Groller * Janet Morris * Bill Barnhill * Chris Morris * Jack William Finley * Bruce Durham

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