The Celibate Succubus
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| Rating | : | 4.68 (970 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 1935460587 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 224 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2017-01-01 |
| Language | : | English |
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Levenson holds a degree in physics and writes prolifically about everything from fictional works to radiative-convective models of planetary atmospheres. . Mr. He is also a two-time winner of the Confluence Short Story Contest. Find out more about Barton at his website, Facebook or Twitter. He has also learned to speak French, Spanish, Russian, German, New Testament Greek, and Japanese (though, he confesses, not well enough to converse with native speakers). An original member of the Pittsburgh Worldwright’s writing workshop created by Mary Soon Lee, Barton has published more than 60 short stories, poems, and essays. About the Author Barton Paul Levenson’s novels include Max & Me, Year of the Human, Ella the Vampire, I Will and Parole. Mr. Levenson is married to gen
"One of the ten best Succubus stories of 201One of the ten best Succubus stories of 2013 One of the things that I think about, quite a lot actually, is the question of what do the “higher powers” think of Succubi. The question of what they see Succubi as, if they have a place in the universe where they are loved for themselves and not what others believe they are.Mixed with that is the question of why can’t a Succubus be good? Why is it that they must, apparently, be “evil?” It is a choice more than anything else that make them who and what they are. Sometimes that choice is doin. " according to TeraS. One of the things that I think about, quite a lot actually, is the question of what do the “higher powers” think of Succubi. The question of what they see Succubi as, if they have a place in the universe where they are loved for themselves and not what others believe they are.Mixed with that is the question of why can’t a Succubus be good? Why is it that they must, apparently, be “evil?” It is a choice more than anything else that make them who and what they are. Sometimes that choice is doin. Amazon Customer said Great thought provoking read. honest review. I have to say that I really enjoyed it and found myself discussing some of the issues that this book delves into. This was definitely not a light read, filled with abuse, the characters struggle to figure out what is right and wrong and a never ending battle between good and bad. The characters were extremely well written each with enough history to connect with. The storyline was very well executed from the glimpse into hell and the demon world to the headquarters of Team Packer to Delilah’s experien. Meh hayla99 Story might be a decent idea, but it was not well executed. The writing and flow to it was atrocious. I don't even know how it got such high reviews. I'm one of those people who can look past bad writing for a good story if there is some sort of flow. This is broken up and feels extremely forced. Not a fan.
But while Delilah may be reformed from her beguiling ways, she’s still very much a demon—and she hasn’t learned how to play well with others. Fast-moving, knowledgeable, historical, spiritual, heroic, Barton Paul Levenson’s Celibate Succubus is good reading at any age.” —Paul Levinson, author, The Plot to Save Socrates and Unburning Alexandria“A unique twist on the challenges of being an immortal teenager. Delilah is assigned to infiltrate the Order of the Lightbringer, a Satanic cult that plans to make Pittsburgha test site for the Apocalypse. “The demons in Hell are secretly defecting and pushing their infernal realm towards Heaven in a handcart! This story kept me riveted from start to finish—and even a little tearful here and there. Trained by demons to despise humanity and lead them into sin, her unprecedented capacity for mercy caused her to renounce her place in Hell—and gain an angelic referral to Team Packer. In fact, trying to fit in and keep a low profile at high school may prove to be a tougher battle than bringing down
Find out more about Barton at his website, Facebook or Twitter. Levenson is married to genre poet Elizabeth Penrose and lives in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, where he confuses everybody by being both a born-again Christian and a liberal Democrat. He has also learned to speak French, Spanish, Russian, German, New Testament Greek, and Japanese (though, he confesses, not well enough to converse with native speakers). . Levenson holds a degree in physics and writes prolifically about everything from f