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With over 2,100 ratings and 300+ reviews, this book is a must-read for fans of T. Pratchett, N. Gaiman and D. Adams.
At the centre of the story is a god: arrogant and manipulative. He occasionally deceives His own sons just to appear more impressive. However, no matter how desperately He craves admiration, He remains unimaginably powerful.
There is one detail the sacred texts never reveal: in this universe, the one you thought was evil is actually innocent. The one you believed was good, however, is anything but innocent... especially God.
Holy Irony is an epic black comedy about a narcissistic God, His archangels who constantly question His absurd demands, prophets who throw ninja-style spinning kicks and fight like WWE wrestlers, and the chaos behind the scenes of the holy scriptures. It will turn everything you believe upside down, leave you in fits of laughter, and at the same time make you question: 'Could the Creator really be such a being?'
It all began when God realised He was completely alone. First, He created Lucifer, then came the other archangels; then Heaven, then the universe...
Every hero from the holy books takes on an entirely different role in this story, almost like a superhero. And overshadowing it all is a far darker power: Cain, humanity's first murderer, cursed with immortality, becomes the Lord of the Demons. He marries Nanshe, a descendant of the Anunnaki. The two of them swear to bring Heaven to ruin.
Was Lucifer's fall truly a rebellion? Was the original sin as straightforward as it seemed? Why did Heaven one day fall into a terrifying silence? And why were some secrets erased even from the angels' memories?
Yet, the worst character may not be Satan after all...
So then... who shit on God's throne?