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Limbo (The High Comedy Book 1) Kindle Edition

by Nora Quien (Author) Format: Kindle Edition
3.7 out of 5 stars 46 ratings

What’s it like to go to Hell?



First, you start out in Limbo.

Dan Twersky, TSA agent at Newark International Airport, was dealing drugs and living large when he made a fatal mistake that launched his strange journey into Hell, a bleak world of shady characters and relentless challenges.

After coming face to fearsome face with the Devil, Twersky arrives in Limbo and is assigned to the Eighth Circle where he receives his first instructions: he must travel back to Earth to participate in the Devil’s war on goodness. He has a rough start, but that’s not unusual for a newbie from the underworld. Besides, there are endless opportunities to wreak havoc on Earth to gain points with Your Majesty.

It’s an exciting time in Hell as the Devil strives to modernize his domain. In the City of Dis, the main metropolis of Hell, the Devil has built a 21st Century Colosseum to host the first live battlecade between Wrath and Violence, and Twersky finds himself on the planning committee for what is going to be the greatest show under Earth.

The battlecade inspires another conflict inside Twersky’s very soul that questions his allegiance to the Devil and the fight between the powers of good and evil.

Is Twersky doomed to an eternity in Hell, or is it too late to work for the good side?

If you love fantasy and satirical dark humor, don’t miss Limbo, Book I of The High Comedy.
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  1. Book 1 of 3
    The High Comedy
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    146 pages
  3. Language
    English
  4. Publication date
    March 20, 2019
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  • ASIN ‏ : ‎ B07PR5N3QL
  • Publication date ‏ : ‎ March 20, 2019
  • Language ‏ : ‎ English
  • File size ‏ : ‎ 1.6 MB
  • Simultaneous device usage ‏ : ‎ Unlimited
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  • Print length ‏ : ‎ 146 pages
  • Customer Reviews:
    3.7 out of 5 stars 46 ratings

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Nora Quien

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Nora Quien is a writer of fiction and dark humor. Inspired by the mystifying daily struggles of life on Earth, she has unleashed a tale of the afterlife where a man walks the tightrope between good and evil, a dance we all do, often for the entertainment of everyone else.

Ms. Quien lives with two plush cats in Connecticut, where she obsesses over the breaking headlines, fluctuations in the environment, and the great debate on where we’re all going next. She also totally believes in working on the good side. You can visit her online at www.NoraQuien.com.

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  • A. Rimbaud
    5.0 out of 5 stars Funny and human
    Reviewed in the United States on October 17, 2019
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    How good is this book? Simple question to answer. It was available for free and it was so good I had to buy the next one. I hate it when that happens.

    This is hilarious and insightful into human nature. I had trouble setting the Kindle aside even way past bedtime. Short but delightful
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  • MariaJ
    4.0 out of 5 stars Amusing update of Dante
    Reviewed in the United States on May 7, 2019
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    Prepare to be amused by this hilarious modern update of Dante. Gluttony and geed was especially interesting and fitting. Prepare for laughs!
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  • Wendy
    5.0 out of 5 stars Limbo: unique, creative, fun and serious
    Reviewed in the United States on July 24, 2019
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    I enjoyed reading Limbo. I appreciated the charming and crazy characters in the story. At the same time, it made me think about our crazy world and where it's headed. What are our values and priorities. I was relieved, too, to know some of the famous people I recall were sent to LIMBO! On to DIS!
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  • Jackie Shive
    5.0 out of 5 stars A light-hearted look at Hell!
    Reviewed in the United States on July 7, 2020
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    This book is a light hearted look at Hades, although it never strays from the loss of Heaven. Book confirms the ideology that Hell could be different things to different people.
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  • JoAnn Creighton
    5.0 out of 5 stars Looking forward to the next book in the series!!
    Reviewed in the United States on April 12, 2019
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    I thoroughly enjoyed this book. I love the author’s detailed descriptions of the characters and places. I also love the humorous social, cultural and political commentary threading through the story. It is well-written and witty.
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  • Patricia Kenworthy
    1.0 out of 5 stars Lost interest
    Reviewed in the United States on May 8, 2019
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    I lost interest in this book at 29%. I just didn't care enough about the characters or storyline to continue.
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  • Staci O'Neill
    5.0 out of 5 stars A fun read
    Reviewed in the United States on May 27, 2019
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    I enjoyed the storyline. It was funny and a quick read. The references to historical figures were very end as well.
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  • C Puccia
    5.0 out of 5 stars Wicked Good Read
    Reviewed in the United States on April 23, 2019
    Limbo by Nora Quien grabs from the start with a humorous description of the Devil wearing dreadlocks, a clever play on the book and film, The Devil Wears Prada. A few pages later, Twersky, the main protagonist, face is an “unmade bed heaped with overused pillows.” These exemplify Quien’s humor and a style. With crated skill, Quien imbues a mental image of each character’s physical appearance in the way a caricature artist does with a charcoal pencil. Superb descriptions mark Limbo a well-written novel.

    Quien’s presentation of Dante’s Inferno reminds me of John Ciardi’s translation—informal vernacular hence accessible to non-academics. She neatly populates Hell with her characters yet takes an opportunity to present real people—Leona Helmsley, Bernie Madoff, Father O’Grady, and others, following Dante’s own method to mix fictional characters with the politicians, popes, and Florentine adversaries in his time. Not to worry if you don’t know this since Quien informs the reader of Dante’s historical characters and identifies the villains of our time. She’s on a thin edge to offer sufficient background information without overwhelming the reader. Wisely, she doesn not belabor that her Virgil Express train is a homage to Dante’s personal Hell guide, Virgil. The difference being that the Virgil Express is more like a hop-on-hop-off tour of Hell than Dante’s one-way walking tour with the poet Virgil. I can’t say for sure the author used Twersky to mean the grand rabbi of Chernobyl as a reminder of the ever looming nuclear cataclysm facing usw. And it unnecessary to enjoy the story. Quien is clever intelligence may be a problem for a casual reader that misinterprets the book's subtitle, high comedy. She means the classic Greek comedy drama—hence high—which depicts struggles among groups against each other in a humorous or ironic sense. Limbo is not a ha ha funny modern comedy.

    Quien reminds me of Terry Pratchett and co-author Neil Gaiman, especially in Good Omen, with their book presenting good and evil with an angel and the devil’s son switched at birth, and at odds with each other as they prepare for the Earth’s destruction but with a different outcome. Quien’s Twersky with the Devil's minions, the self-proclaimed “Hellies,” return periodically to Earth to amplify fame, plague, wars, and magnify human suffering to the Devil's delight. No Apocalypse but awful none the less. Quien's style conforms closely to that of Pratchett which is very high praise.

    The book ends with Twersky the same chump he was when alive with minor changes in his self-awareness. In a preview of Book 2, The City of Dis, comes more of Twersky’s road show adventure through the bottom layers of Hell.

    Her readers, can hope Nora Quien steps away from the pseudonym persona to write a first-rate literary novel—dare I say bestseller? Her beautiful prose makes me envious which I suppose relegates me into the lower circles of Dante’s Purgatory.
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  • Frank
    5.0 out of 5 stars A light hearted bit of fun provided you don't suffer from the aftereffects of a religious upbringing.
    Reviewed in the United Kingdom on May 4, 2020
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    A light hearted bit of fun provided you don't suffer from the aftereffects of a religious upbringing which might cause an uneasy nights sleep after reading it.
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