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One autumn night a group of seraphim attacks the Vatican, wiping out an entire floor of the Library. Hellboy and Abe Sapien are dispatched to investigate, and discover that the Vatican has been hiding an ancient scroll allegedly written by Jesus the Nazarene, decades after the crucifixion. It's probably what the seraphim were after - but why would heavenly creatures undertake such destruction? The answer to this puzzle will put Hellboy in the path of ancient gods, vengeful demons, and a hidden world made of the purest evil...
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1 of 1 people found the following review helpful
Format:Mass Market Paperback
I approached this novel with some trepidation. Firstly, while I am a big fan of Hellboy as a character in Graphic Novels and the Hellboy movie, I am not so keen on "novelizations" as they seem a curious hybrid at best and usually a huge disappointment.
This is an exception, I enjoyed it immensely. With the vatican locations & lost artifact it starts off feeling like the Da Vinci code, with monstrous angels, but it is so much better than that, there is real power and pathos in the relationships of the characters, and a real sense of awe in the final scenes.
Terrific, highly reccommended to fans of Hellboy and anyone else who enjoys a good read.
This is an exception, I enjoyed it immensely. With the vatican locations & lost artifact it starts off feeling like the Da Vinci code, with monstrous angels, but it is so much better than that, there is real power and pathos in the relationships of the characters, and a real sense of awe in the final scenes.
Terrific, highly reccommended to fans of Hellboy and anyone else who enjoys a good read.
Format:Mass Market Paperback
This is one of the Hellboy novels, a great read featuring everyone's favorite key to the apocalypse, Hellboy and his team from the B.P.R.D.
Hellboy is summoned to the Vatican of all places to investigate a fire caused by angels in the Vatican library! But one document survives the holy fire, supposedly written by Jesus..... So why would angels want it destroyed? Nice bit of conspiracy theory there! Hellboy questions the unknown, then beats it into submission! Packed with gods, demons and mysterious sects. This fits in well with the Hellboy mythology and is better than some earlier novelisations. I like!
Hellboy is summoned to the Vatican of all places to investigate a fire caused by angels in the Vatican library! But one document survives the holy fire, supposedly written by Jesus..... So why would angels want it destroyed? Nice bit of conspiracy theory there! Hellboy questions the unknown, then beats it into submission! Packed with gods, demons and mysterious sects. This fits in well with the Hellboy mythology and is better than some earlier novelisations. I like!
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5 of 5 people found the following review helpful
One of the best Hellboy novels to date
18 Nov 2005
Format:Mass Market Paperback
Brian Hodge really does himself proud in this novel and does justice to Mike Mignola's wonderful characters. For both Liz and Hellboy, Hodge gives some insight into their psyches that is quite moving. And, of course, Abe is there as the ultimate rock of support for both. I believe I liked that aspect of Hodge's effort even more than the story itself.
However, I found the story of Angels attacking the Vatican to be an intriguing one and especially found the whole bit with the Leviathan fascinating. I enjoy a Hellboy story that doesn't make him too invincible; much more drama can be found if he loses once in a while, or, at least, has to fight with every ounce of his energy. Frankly, I wouldn't find it worth reading if Hellboy never had to struggle, either with himself or with the monsters he must defeat.
But of course, in the long run, Hellboy, Liz, and Abe must overcome the foe by overcoming their own inner turmoils. As I said before, Hodge really comes up with some very moving stuff.
However, I found the story of Angels attacking the Vatican to be an intriguing one and especially found the whole bit with the Leviathan fascinating. I enjoy a Hellboy story that doesn't make him too invincible; much more drama can be found if he loses once in a while, or, at least, has to fight with every ounce of his energy. Frankly, I wouldn't find it worth reading if Hellboy never had to struggle, either with himself or with the monsters he must defeat.
But of course, in the long run, Hellboy, Liz, and Abe must overcome the foe by overcoming their own inner turmoils. As I said before, Hodge really comes up with some very moving stuff.
4 of 4 people found the following review helpful
Hellboy & Hodge: A Perfect Match
19 Oct 2005
Format:Mass Market Paperback
Brian Hodge is a top-notch imaginative writer of horror, crime fiction, and lotsa other things you need to seek out. Mignola's HELLBOY is a pulp-flavored blend of Lovecraft and James Bond that redefines the genre.
Sometimes good writers farm themselves out to shared worlds with mixed results. That ain't the case here. Seeing a great writer (and avowed Hellboy fan) like Hodge immerse himself in this dark and twisted world results in a terrific story that reads like THE DA VINCI CODE on LSD, written by David Cronenberg and directed by David Lynch.
Would I rather be reading an original novel by Brian Hodge? Sure. But he clearly makes this piece his own. Nobody else could write a Hellboy novel like this one. If you're a fan of either Hellboy or Hodge, you owe it to yourself to pick this one up.
Sometimes good writers farm themselves out to shared worlds with mixed results. That ain't the case here. Seeing a great writer (and avowed Hellboy fan) like Hodge immerse himself in this dark and twisted world results in a terrific story that reads like THE DA VINCI CODE on LSD, written by David Cronenberg and directed by David Lynch.
Would I rather be reading an original novel by Brian Hodge? Sure. But he clearly makes this piece his own. Nobody else could write a Hellboy novel like this one. If you're a fan of either Hellboy or Hodge, you owe it to yourself to pick this one up.
3 of 3 people found the following review helpful
"No one knows what the world is made of just around the corner"
14 Dec 2005
Format:Mass Market Paperback
This is the third Hellboy novel I've read, and the first by an author other than Chris Golden (who, let's face it, writes everything). The most obvious difference is that this book is 360 pages of small print. Brian Hodge likes to spend time on story and characters and the result is a rich, complex story, more occult mystery than action adventure, and that suits me fine, since there's nothing better than a good read that lasts more than a couple hours. One of the pleasanter results is that Liz Sherman, the female lead of the film, gets to be a fully developed character. The fire starter is suddenly much, much more.
The Bureau of Paranormal Research and Defense usually doesn't have much to do with the Vatican. When your lead agent is a demon, there are serious communication difficulties. But sometimes events call for strong action, and this time the Vatican is attacked not by demons, but by angels. An entire section of the Vatican Library has been destroyed. Only an accident has preserved an ancient manuscript written by Jesus, many years after he was supposed to be dead. If you were thinking that 'Holy Blood, Holy Grail' has suddenly come to Hellboy, you would be at least half right.
Only the situation is even worse. It's not the New Testament that has come to life; it's the old bible of the Hebrews. And the taking of sides is strange indeed. Not just seraphim, but Leviathan, and the old and horrible gods that the Hebrews left behind as soon as they could. And within the Church itself lies the Opus Angelorum - an order of priests that have turned to the use of magic to fight the good fight. But, as in any struggle, not everyone can have power over the angels and remain uncorrupted. Brian Hodge has written a Hellboy novel even darker than the usual efforts, and this conflict rings especially true.
But the answers to who stole Jesus' manuscript out from under Hellboy's guard and to what end all this is intended is disquieting and incomplete. Perhaps because the struggle is really unending, and each player must find their own was of coping as they put out one conflagration after another. This book lingers with you for a bit, because you too know that it may be over, but nothing has ended.
The Bureau of Paranormal Research and Defense usually doesn't have much to do with the Vatican. When your lead agent is a demon, there are serious communication difficulties. But sometimes events call for strong action, and this time the Vatican is attacked not by demons, but by angels. An entire section of the Vatican Library has been destroyed. Only an accident has preserved an ancient manuscript written by Jesus, many years after he was supposed to be dead. If you were thinking that 'Holy Blood, Holy Grail' has suddenly come to Hellboy, you would be at least half right.
Only the situation is even worse. It's not the New Testament that has come to life; it's the old bible of the Hebrews. And the taking of sides is strange indeed. Not just seraphim, but Leviathan, and the old and horrible gods that the Hebrews left behind as soon as they could. And within the Church itself lies the Opus Angelorum - an order of priests that have turned to the use of magic to fight the good fight. But, as in any struggle, not everyone can have power over the angels and remain uncorrupted. Brian Hodge has written a Hellboy novel even darker than the usual efforts, and this conflict rings especially true.
But the answers to who stole Jesus' manuscript out from under Hellboy's guard and to what end all this is intended is disquieting and incomplete. Perhaps because the struggle is really unending, and each player must find their own was of coping as they put out one conflagration after another. This book lingers with you for a bit, because you too know that it may be over, but nothing has ended.
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