The Adversary’s Good News

Previously published under the pen name Israfel Sivad. A divine comedy - inverted.

Christian Michael Anderson hasn't been doing so well lately. He's out of work, out of money, and out of alcohol. But when he loops a stolen rope through the exposed rafters in his ceiling and places that noose around his neck, his adventure has only begun...

Following in the footsteps of Evius, his seemingly eternal guide, Christian encounters joke-telling gargoyles, the "Great Beast" imprisoned in a cage, a shape-shifting fairy, and much more. Eventually, however, Christian realizes he's entered a psychologically haunted world far beyond anything his nightmares ever envisioned. But it's not until his final imprisonment in the serpentine city of Pandemonium that he realizes he's actually been tricked into confronting his own, personal demons.

Content Warning: suicide, drug use, homophobic slur, graphic sexual content