Memnoch the Devil
by Anne Rice · first published 1995
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Lestat is searching for Dora, the beautiful and charismatic mortal daughter of a drug lord. Dora has moved Lestat like no other mortal ever has, and he cannot get her out of his visions. At the same time, he is increasingly aware that the Devil knows who he is and wants something from him. While torn betwen his vampire world and his passion for Dora, Lestat is sucked in by Memnoch, who claims to be the Devil himself. Memnoch presents Lestat with unimagined opportunities: to witness creation, to visit purgatory, to be treated like a prophet. Lestat faces a choice between the Devil or God. Whom
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For me personally, likely Memnoch the Devil by Anne Rice. One of those random books you purloin in youth, and a total departure from her standard narrative fiction fare. It's a retelling of the original cosmic myth from the... rebellious perspective.
on “OpenAI investors considering suing the board after CEO's abrupt firing” ↗…had just reached it, which meant I at least had early Internet web access in such a remote location, for free, which was amazing. But most of that month was admittedly spent waiting for work, reading Memnoch the Devil (RIP Anne Rice), drinking really cheap beer, playing pool and surfing the early Internet (there was possibly some Scorched Earth in there, too!)
on “U.S. military-run slot machines earn $100M a year from service members” ↗> Satan actually rebelled against a negligent or malicious God for humanity's sake I doubt it's the one you're thinking of, but this was also the gist of Memnoch the Devil, the 5th Vampire Chronicles book.
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