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A review by rex_libris
Lucifer, Vol. 3: A Dalliance With the Damned by Mike Carey
5.0
In this third trade paperback A Dalliance With the Damned the momentum of this series begins to pick up. This collection addresses the concerns I raised after volume 2 that the supporting characters weren't getting enough room to develop with the stories here giving them that space.
In the trio of stories that make up the 'Triptych' arc we get the narrative moving for Mazikeen, Elaine and Lucifer's new creation. We begin to get a sense of their own motivations beyond Lucifer's thrall and where they sit in his own ongoing narrative.
'A Dalliance with the Damned' offers us a similar story. The denizens of hell who are the main players in this story suggestion that Lucifer isn't done with hell yet as hell isn't done with him. It is a captivating story that is almost completely uninvolved from any of the going-ons of Lucifer so far.
The collection ends with 'The Thunder Sermon' which returns us back to Lucifer's gate and new creation. Here the powers that have been circling make their moves, and Lucifer responds swiftly with cold and calculated premeditation, escalating the conflicts to heady new heights.
This collection gives a sense of forthcoming convergence, now that Lucifer has played his first move the rest of creation has to respond. The major players in this unfolding narrative are being given the room to begin to show what potential moves they have and how they might use them. This collection was compelling and captivating and could easily sit outside the the unfolding Lucifer story and still be an enjoyable read.
In the trio of stories that make up the 'Triptych' arc we get the narrative moving for Mazikeen, Elaine and Lucifer's new creation. We begin to get a sense of their own motivations beyond Lucifer's thrall and where they sit in his own ongoing narrative.
'A Dalliance with the Damned' offers us a similar story. The denizens of hell who are the main players in this story suggestion that Lucifer isn't done with hell yet as hell isn't done with him. It is a captivating story that is almost completely uninvolved from any of the going-ons of Lucifer so far.
The collection ends with 'The Thunder Sermon' which returns us back to Lucifer's gate and new creation. Here the powers that have been circling make their moves, and Lucifer responds swiftly with cold and calculated premeditation, escalating the conflicts to heady new heights.
This collection gives a sense of forthcoming convergence, now that Lucifer has played his first move the rest of creation has to respond. The major players in this unfolding narrative are being given the room to begin to show what potential moves they have and how they might use them. This collection was compelling and captivating and could easily sit outside the the unfolding Lucifer story and still be an enjoyable read.