Dialogues with the Devil, Taylor Caldwell
Dialogues with the Devil, Taylor Caldwell
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Dialogues with the Devil
A Novel

Author: Taylor Caldwell

Narrator: Adam Verner

Unabridged: 7 hr 11 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Publisher: Tantor Media

Published: 02/02/2021

Synopsis

From a #1 New York Times–bestselling author: Lucifer and the Archangel Michael debate the fate of humanity in the final nights before the apocalypse.

Upon the end of days, Lucifer, the Fallen One, that Infernal of Infernals and Murderer of Hope, wonders if his Father will bother to raise another race after Armageddon. After all, he'll only have to tempt them—again—to certain death. Their choice, not his. On God's behalf, Archangel Michael responds. So begins a series of letters between two brothers, at once cordial and combative, about their purpose, their fears, their familial estrangement, and their Father's great folly: the human race.

Equally defensive, unrepentant, objective, and, for a time, amused, they challenge each other on science and spirituality, physical love and emotional love, the crucifixion, and the crimes committed by man. They deliberate the virtues of empathy and vengeance, redemption and punishment, and the laws of the Bible versus its lies. Their civil discourse soon becomes a heated trial of wills.

About Taylor Caldwell

Taylor Caldwell (1900-1985) was an Anglo-American novelist and prolific author of popular fiction, also known by the pen names Marcus Holland and Max Reiner, and by her married name of J. Miriam Reback.

In her fiction, she often used real historical events or persons. Caldwell's best-known works include Dynasty of Death, Dear and Glorious Physician (about Saint Luke), Ceremony of the Innocent, Pillar of Iron, The Earth Is the Lord's (about Genghis Khan), and Captains and the Kings. Her last major novel, Answer as a Man, appeared in 1980.

Reviews

Goodreads review by Des on January 17, 2013

Although I’m not religious, if you want to read a book which gets you thinking what the mind of god might be like, beg borrow or steal a copy of Dialogues with the devil by Taylor Caldwell. It’s long out of print but may be found on the internet although sometimes at stupidly high prices. I read it......more

Goodreads review by Draconis on July 22, 2013

The Imagination put into this work is truly commendable. Here, we have the correspondence between the angelic brothers Lucifer, Michael, & Gabriel. Lucifer having all the wit, indignation, & charm, of course, while his brothers ramble on in their delusional haze about padre jehovah, themselves being......more

Goodreads review by Gypsy on July 17, 2013

One of my all-time favorite books. Found at the back of my Grandma's book cupboard when I was about 13 - the title was so shocking to find in Grandma's books I *had* to read it. Read it all sitting right there in the hallway, by the bathroom, half my lap in a pile of books as I'd been digging throug......more

Goodreads review by Lawrence on March 01, 2012

Taylor Caldwell has created a very thoughtful and original idea that will cause readers to do a lot of thinking about religion. The story is told through back and forth letters between the devil and the Archangel Michael. A must for thinking readers.......more

Goodreads review by Katya on December 21, 2018

On the one hand, this book is eloquent and clever, with gentle humor and two vividly drawn characters. (Don't worry about the other characters: there are many, but they are cannon fodder in the cosmic war, and exist only to illustrate a point.) It does something new with a popular theme, and does it......more

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