| The Stupidest Angel: A Heartwarming Tale of Christmas Terror | |
 First edition cover |
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| Author | Christopher Moore |
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| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
| Genre(s) | Absurdist, Horror |
| Publisher | William Morrow & Company |
| Publication date | November 2004 |
| Media type | Print (Hardcover) |
| Pages | 288 pp |
| ISBN | ISBN 0-06-084235-0 |
| Preceded by | Fluke, or, I Know Why the Winged Whale Sings |
| Followed by | A Dirty Job |
The Stupidest Angel: A Heartwarming Tale of Christmas Terror is the eighth novel by Christopher Moore. Christopher Moore (born 1957 in Toledo, Ohio) is an American writer of Absurdist fiction. The United States of America —commonly referred to as the English is a West Germanic language originating in England and is the First language for most people in the United Kingdom, the United States Absurdist fiction is a genre of Fiction, Drama or Poetry that centers on the behavior of Absurd characters situations or subjects Horror fiction is broadly Fiction in any medium intended to scare unsettle or horrify the audience Publishing is the process of production and dissemination of Literature or Information &ndash the activity of making information available for public view William Morrow and Company is an American Publishing company founded by William Morrow in 1926 The year 2004 in literature involved some significant events and new books A hardcover (or hardback or hardbound) is a Book bound with rigid protective covers (typically of cardboard covered with Cloth Fluke or I Know Why the Winged Whale Sings is the seventh novel by Christopher Moore. A Dirty Job is the ninth novel by Christopher Moore, published in 2006. Christopher Moore (born 1957 in Toledo, Ohio) is an American writer of Absurdist fiction. Set during Christmas, it brings together several favorite characters from his previous books in the fictional town of Pine Cove, a recurring location in Moore's novels.
An unabridged commercial compact disc recording of the original edition of The Stupidest Angel was issued with narration by Tony Roberts. A Compact Disc (also known as a CD) is an Optical disc used to store digital data, originally developed for storing digital audio David Anthony "Tony" Roberts (born October 22 1939) is an American Actor. In 2005 the novel won the Quill Award in the category of Science Fiction/Fantasy/Horror. The Quill Awards were " Consumer -driven awards created to inspire reading while promoting Literacy.
In 2005, Moore released The Stupidest Angel, Version 2. 0, the text of which remains unchanged from that of the 2004 edition, with the addition of a short story at the end that takes place one year after the events of the novel.
Plot summary
An angel named Raziel (previously in Moore's novel Lamb) is sent to Earth to grant the wish of a child; he decides to help a boy who has witnessed the death of a man dressed as Santa Claus. An angel is a Spiritual Supernatural being found in many Religions Although the nature of angels and the tasks given to them vary from tradition to tradition Raziel ( Heb רזיאל "Secret of God " is an Archangel within the teachings of Jewish mysticism (of the Kabbalah Lamb The Gospel According to Biff Christ's Childhood Pal is the sixth Novel by Absurdist author Christopher Moore, published Santa Claus, also known as Saint Nicholas, Father Christmas, Kris Kringle, or simply " Santa " is the Meanwhile, the town is preparing to have a community dinner-gathering at the local church, where the cemetery is located. In his inept attempt to bring the "Santa" back to life, the angel causes the townspeople to be put under siege by brain-hungry zombies who arise from their burial spots. The brain is the center of the Nervous system in animals All Vertebrates and the majority of Invertebrates have a brain zombie is a reanimated human corpse Stories of zombies originated in the Afro-Caribbean spiritual belief system of Vodou, which told of the people being controlled
Links to Moore's other works
The story takes place in Pine Cove, setting of "Practical Demonkeeping" and "The Lust Lizard of Melancholy Cove". The angel mentioned in the title, Raziel, appeared in "Lamb". And Sam Applebaum mentions his rastafarian cousin Preston who lives in Maui, who was seen in "Fluke".
External links
- Author's website for the original edition
- A cartoon frame summarizing the plot of the novel, from the comic strip Unshelved, dated June 4, 2006
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