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A gritty, high-stakes descent into the netherworld where survival means outrunning demons and undead psychopaths. These 12 books are the closest matches in mood, pace and themes, with what each one shares with happy hour in hell.
- tense
- hellish
- perilous
- shadowy
- 01
The Dirty Streets Of Heaven
Tad Williams
A gritty, neon-soaked supernatural noir where the afterlife is just another corrupt bureaucracy and the angels are as world-weary as the demons.
- 02
Aloha from Hell
Richard Kadrey
A whiskey-soaked, blood-spattered joyride through the grimiest corners of Los Angeles and the literal pits of Hell.
- 03
Sandman Slim
Richard Kadrey
A whiskey-soaked, blood-spattered joyride through a grimy supernatural Los Angeles with a protagonist who literally crawled out of Hell.
- 04
Sea of Silver Light
Tad Williams · 2001
A sprawling, mind-bending culmination of a digital odyssey that tests the limits of humanity, memory, and virtual reality.
- 05
Practical Demonkeeping
Christopher Moore · 1992
A chaotic, laugh-out-loud romp through a quirky coastal town besieged by a very hungry, very inconvenient monster.
- 06
Secondhand Souls
Christopher Moore
A hilariously macabre romp through San Francisco where the afterlife is just another bureaucratic nightmare managed by lovable misfits.
- 07
Wielding a red sword
Piers Anthony
A quirky, philosophical romp through the afterlife where cosmic forces are just another day at the office.
- 08
The infernals
John Connolly
A high-stakes supernatural chase where a boy and his loyal dachshund must outrun the literal forces of Hell.
- 09
Half-resurrection blues
Daniel José Older
A shadowy, supernatural mystery that explores the eerie, liminal space between the living and the dead.
- 10
Wicked nights
Gena Showalter
A dark, high-stakes paranormal romance where ruthless duty collides with fierce, protective passion amidst a war between angels and demons.
- 11
Fortune's Fool
Mercedes Lackey
A delightfully meta fairy tale romp where a pragmatic princess and a secretly competent prince outwit destiny itself.
- 12
Repossessed
A. M. Jenkins · 2007
A snarky, fish-out-of-water comedy that accidentally discovers the profound beauty of being a messy, ordinary human.
