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| Released | 1986 – 1989 | |
| Publisher | Baen Books (US) | |
| Genre | Shared world fantasy | |
| Pages | 3,682 (paperback editions) | |
| Edited by | Janet Morris (anthologies) | |
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Background
Despite the title, the fictional world of the setting bears little resemblance to the traditional Western concept of Hell. A fictional universe is a self-consistent fictional setting with unique background elements such as an imaginary history or geography and possibly fantasy or science Hell, according to many Religious beliefs, is a location in the Afterlife, which may be described as a place of suffering As depicted in these works, Hell is actually quite like the land of the living, but with a significantly more chaotic political environment.
Partly this is due to the underworld being populated by many great military leaders and statesmen from history such as Julius Caesar, Napoleon Bonaparte and Sargon of Akkad. Napoleon Bonaparte (15 August 1769 – 5 May 1821 was a French military and political leader who had a significant impact on the History of Europe. You may be looking for the Assyrian kings Sargon I These leaders vie for power, sometimes relying on diplomacy but often resorting to subterfuge and military action to achieve their goals. Diplomacy is the art and practice of conducting Negotiations between representatives of groups or states A military is an Organization authorized by its Nation to use force usually including use of Weapons in defending its Country (or by attacking When war does break out, the faction leaders employ military technology from throughout history. This article lists military technology items devices and methods Caesar, for example, may address his sword-bearing Roman legions from the back of a World War II era Jeep equipped with a machine gun. For other uses see Legion The Roman Legion (from Latin legio "military levy Conscription," World War II, or the Second World War, (often abbreviated WWII) was a global military conflict which involved a majority of the world's nations, including The Willys MB US Army Jeep, along with the nearly identical Ford GPW, was manufactured from 1941 to 1945 For other uses of the phrase see Machine Gun (disambiguation.
The power structure in the Hell of these books is fairly decentralized, although the "Father of Lies" (Satan) can exert his will when he chooses to do so. Satan, ( Standard Hebrew Satan'el, English accuser) is a term that originates from the Abrahamic faiths, being traditionally For example, rather than allowing Marilyn Monroe to reside with any of the individual factions in his underworld, he has installed her as his executive assistant. Marilyn Monroe (born Norma Jeane Mortenson, June 1 1926 &ndash August 5 1962 baptized Norma
Additional color is provided by the presence of historical legends of literature and philosophy such as Ernest Hemingway, Niccolò Machiavelli, and (of course) Dante Alighieri. Literature is the Art of written works Literally translated the word means "acquaintance with letters" (from Latin littera letter Philosophy is the study of general problems concerning matters such as existence knowledge truth beauty justice validity mind and language Ernest Miller Hemingway (July 21 1899 — July 2 1961 was an American novelist short-story writer, and Journalist. Some of these characters serve as advisors to the various faction leaders and live in their households.
Because of the interactions between historical figures of similar eras in some of these stories -- Augustus (Octavian), Mark Antony, and Cleopatra for example -- the works borrow elements from the subgenre of Historical Fantasy. Augustus ( Latin: IMPERATOR·CAESAR·DIVI·FILIVS·AVGVSTVS September 23 63 BC – August 19 AD 14) born Gaius Octavius Thurinus, was Marcus Antonius (in Latin: M·ANTONIVS·M·F·M·N ( c January 14 83 BC&ndash August 1, 30 BC known in English as Mark Cleopatra VII Philopator (in Greek, Κλεοπάτρα Φιλοπάτωρ; January 69 BC &ndash 30 BC was a Hellenistic ruler of Egypt Historical fantasy is a subgenre of Fantasy, related to Historical fiction. But because they are set in the afterlife, they are more properly classified as Bangsian Fantasy. Bangsian fantasy is the school of fantasy writing that sets the plot wholly or partially in the afterlife
Books in the series
There are five novels in the series and seven anthologies of short fiction. Janet Morris edited all seven anthologies. Portions of Legions of Hell first appeared in stories published in Heroes in Hell, The Gates of Hell, Rebels in Hell, Kings in Hell and Crusaders in Hell.
- Heroes in Hell (1986), anthology
- The Gates of Hell (1986), novel by C. Heroes in Hell is a series of Shared world Fantasy books by Janet Morris, C Heroes in Hell is a series of Shared world Fantasy books by Janet Morris, C J. Cherryh and Janet Morris
- Rebels in Hell (1986), anthology
- Kings in Hell (1987), novel by C. Heroes in Hell is a series of Shared world Fantasy books by Janet Morris, C Heroes in Hell is a series of Shared world Fantasy books by Janet Morris, C J. Cherryh and Janet Morris
- Crusaders in Hell (1987), anthology
- Legions of Hell (1987), novel by C. Heroes in Hell is a series of Shared world Fantasy books by Janet Morris, C Heroes in Hell is a series of Shared world Fantasy books by Janet Morris, C J. Cherryh
- Angels in Hell (1987), anthology
- Masters in Hell (1987), anthology
- The Little Helliad (1988), novel by Janet Morris and Chris Morris
- War in Hell (1988), anthology
- Prophets in Hell (1989), anthology
- Explorers in Hell (1989), novel by David Drake and Janet Morris
Contributing authors
Authors who have contributed to this series include:
- Lynn Abbey
- Michael Armstrong
- Nancy Asire
- Robert Lynn Asprin
- Gregory Benford
- Martin Caidin
- C. J. Cherryh
- David Drake
- George Alec Effinger
- George Foy
- Richard Groller
- Bill Kerby
- Brad Miner
- Chris Morris
- Janet Morris
- Diana L. Paxson
- Robert Sheckley
- Robert Silverberg
- Alexandra Sokolov
Gallery of book covers
All cover art in the series was done by David Mattingly, except for Prophets in Hell, cover art by Peter Scanlon
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References
- ed. Heroes in Hell is a series of Shared world Fantasy books by Janet Morris, C Heroes in Hell is a series of Shared world Fantasy books by Janet Morris, C Heroes in Hell is a series of Shared world Fantasy books by Janet Morris, C Heroes in Hell is a series of Shared world Fantasy books by Janet Morris, C Heroes in Hell is a series of Shared world Fantasy books by Janet Morris, C Heroes in Hell is a series of Shared world Fantasy books by Janet Morris, C David Drake (born September 24, 1945) is an author of Science fiction and Fantasy literature Lynn Abbey (born September 8, 1948) is an American author Born in Peekskill New York, she began publishing in 1979 with the novel Nancy Asire (born 1945 is an American Fantasy and Science fiction Author, best known for her Twilight's Kingdoms fantasy trilogy Robert Lynn Asprin ( June 28, 1946 – May 22, 2008) was an American Science fiction and fantasy author best known Gregory Benford (born January 30, 1941 in Mobile Alabama) is an American science fiction author and Astrophysicist who is on the Martin Caidin ( September 14, 1927 &ndash March 24, 1997) was an American author and an authority on Aeronautics and Carolyn Janice Cherry (born September 1, 1942) better known by the Pseudonym C David Drake (born September 24, 1945) is an author of Science fiction and Fantasy literature George Alec Effinger ( January 10, 1947 &ndash April 27, 2002) was an American science fiction author, born in 1947 Christopher Crosby Morris (born 1946 is an American Science fiction and Fantasy Author married to author Janet Morris. Janet Ellen Morris (born May 25, 1946) is a United States Author. Diana L Paxson (born 1943) is a novelist and author of nonfiction primarily in the fields of Paganism and Heathenism. Robert Sheckley ( July 16, 1928 &ndash December 9, 2005) was a Hugo and Nebula nominated American author Robert Silverberg (born January 15, 1935) is a prolific American author best known for writing Science fiction. David Mattingly might refer to David Burroughs Mattingly, an American illustrator David Mattingly (author, a British historian and author Morris, Janet, Heroes in Hell, Baen Books, 1986.
- Cherryh, C. J. and Morris, Janet, The Gates of Hell, Baen Books, 1986.
- ed. Morris, Janet, Rebels in Hell, Baen Books, 1986.
- Cherryh, C. J. and Morris, Janet, Kings in Hell, Baen Books, 1987.
- ed. Morris, Janet, Crusaders in Hell, Baen Books, 1987.
- Cherryh, C. J. , Legions of Hell, Baen Books, 1987.
- ed. Morris, Janet, Angels in Hell, Baen Books, 1987.
- ed. Morris, Janet, Masters in Hell, Baen Books, 1987.
- Morris, Janet and Morris, Chris, The Little Helliad, Baen Books, 1988.
- ed. Morris, Janet, War in Hell, Baen Books, 1988.
- ed. Morris, Janet, Prophets in Hell, Baen Books, 1989.
- Drake, David and Morris, Janet, Explorers in Hell, Baen Books, 1989.
External links
- Heroes in Hell at Fantastic Fiction.
- Heroes in Hell at SciFan.
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