Friday, January 24, 2025

 

The Devil's Halo



My best fantasy novel (in my view) is a subterranean pilgrim's progress. It's also an eschatological epic, a paranormal picaresque, and a cthonic comedy. And it has been published today!

THE DEVIL'S HALO is set in the waiting room of Hell where damned souls wait to have a circle of eternal punishment assigned to them. They pass the time telling each other the stories of their strange lives. Monty Zubris must travel the entire length of this enormous waiting room in order to reach his designated seat, a journey of several million miles... 

“For many years, I have regarded each new book from Rhys Hughes as continuing proof that the universe is a marvellous, exciting and creative place. His work brightens my days, lightens my burdens, and convinces me that I am in the presence of a font of exuberant inventiveness.” —PAUL DI FILIPPO 

"Reading is a mesmeric experience and The Devil’s Halo is one hypnotic horizon after another!” — A.A. ATTANASIO

Many thanks to Elsewhen Press for publishing the book. As I have said already, I think this is my best fantasy novel to date, and by "fantasy novel" I mean a novel in which impossible things happen.

The Devil's Halo includes a Foreword by A.A. Attanasio (who to my mind wrote the best fantasy pirate novel ever, a masterpiece called Wyvern).

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