Chariot of Fire
Chariot of Fire is a Fantasy novel by E. E. Y. Hales published in 1977 by Doubleday in the US and by Hodder & Stoughton in the UK.
Plot summary[]
Chariot of Fire is about Henry Brock and his death. It begins after Henry has been dead for about 20 minutes, and is filling out a long form given to him by a nun, computing the number of times he sinned with his former girlfriend. Henry is then assigned to the Second level of Hell, and Cleopatra asks him to aid her in a revolution against Satan.[1]
Reception[]
C. Ben Ostrander reviewed Chariot of Fire in The Space Gamer No. 12.[1] Ostrander commented that "I can't spoil the ending, but I don't want you to buy this book unless you are curious about myths and religious snicker/snackery."[1]
Kirkus Reviews states "A painless Christian homiletic with some inventive Upper Form hilarity."[2]
References[]
- ^ a b c Ostrander, C. Ben (July–August 1977). "Books". The Space Gamer. Metagaming (12): 37.
- ^ "CHARIOT OF FIRE by E. E. Y. Hales | Kirkus Reviews" – via www.kirkusreviews.com.
- 1977 British novels
- 1977 fantasy novels
- Doubleday (publisher) books
- Fictional depictions of Cleopatra in literature
- Hodder & Stoughton books
- Novels about the afterlife
- The Devil in fiction
- Fantasy novel stubs
- 1970s speculative fiction novel stubs