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"Repentence" by Elf Sternberg (mythological sex). BillyG: 10, 10, 10
"Repentence" by Elf Sternberg (elf@halcyon.com). Guest Review by BillyG (hayden@mindless.com). -- "Repentence" is the imaginative progeny of Elf Sternberg's creative mind. Those who would hold that there is no place for forgiveness or need for repentance might alter their views in light of this provocative tale. Mankind, God's children, might be the fitting benefactors of such understanding and love, but the Prince of Darkness? The angel once known as Light Bringer, First of His Words, Son of the Dawn, Angel of Morning, after his Fall, came to be better known among man as Lucifer, Lord of Lies, the Fallen Angel. Sternberg offers us a sometimes humorous and often iconoclastic portrayal of the changing nature of Hell and its Lord. While technology has played a role in the evolutionary changes in Lucifer's domain, the magnitude of transformation reflects perhaps more of Lucifer's change. Sternberg's story is more a philosophic offering than a sex story. Oh, there's a tempestuous sexual union between Lucifer and Rosier, his consort - Temptress of True Hearts, Lady of Temptation, Demoness of Love. Their union is less sweetness and light and more, well, dramatic. Witness: ". . . rising up, his great wings spreading to hold him suspended in midair for a moment over her, giving her one great look at this Lord of Hell before he descended onto, into her. A high-pitched moan greeted his plunge into her body, his taking of her flesh as she had cried for. The great sound of his wings filled the room as Lucifer and Rosier, Lord of Hell and Lady of Temptation, mated in unearthly passion." For all of that, this is not a story of seduction. Perhaps temptation, but not sexual temptation. Mostly, it's an account of forgiveness and, as Sternberg suggests, of repentance, perhaps even redemption. It's very well written, even provocative and certainly worthy of your attention. Ratings for "Repentence" Athena (technical quality): 10 Venus (plot & character): 10 BillyG (appeal to reviewer): 10 |