The Devil's Apprentice by Kenneth B. Andersen - Book Tour
Blurb
Multi-award winning series, published in more than 10 countries, movie rights optioned!
Welcome to a world like no other!
Philip is a good boy, a really good boy, who accidentally gets sent to Hell to become the Devil's heir. The Devil, Lucifer, is dying and desperately in need of a successor, but there's been a mistake and Philip is the wrong boy.
Lucifer has no other choice than to begin the difficult task of training Philip in the ways of evil. Philip is terrible at being bad, but when he falls in love with the she-devil Satina and experiences the powerful forces of love and jealousy, the task becomes much easier.
Philip finds both friends and enemies in this odd, gloomy underworld--but who can he trust, when he discovers an evil-minded plot against the dark throne?
The Great Devil War is a gripping and humorous tale about good and evil seen from a different perspective, making the reader laugh and think. It's filled with biblical and historical characters and set in a world beyond your wildest dreams. Or nightmares ...
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Excerpt
In front of the desk, which was littered with
stacks of books and yellowed paper, stood an old electric chair. Behind the
desk sat the Devil. His dark gaze was directed at Philip.
“No one enjoys irony as much
as fate does,” he said. “I chose the most rotten and mean-spirited brat that I
could find, and what happens? The boy spoils it all by being rotten and mean-spirited! That globe over there.” Lucifer
pointed at the black orb, which glowed weakly. “In it you can see every single
evil deed that has ever been committed. And do you know what I just saw?”
Philip shook his head.
“You being hit by a car.
Pushed by that vile twerp who had no idea of the consequences of his actions.
What he ruined! Because he was the one the car should have hit.
Not you.”
“I’m… I’m sorry,” Philip
said, thinking how odd it was for him to apologize for being run over by a car.
But he didn’t know what else to say, and the Devil looked like someone who
didn’t tolerate objections.
“Who are you, boy? That’s the
first thing we need to know.” Lucifer stood and walked to the ladder that was
fastened to the bookshelf so that he could climb to the topmost shelves. “What
is your full name?”
“Philip Engel,” Philip responded.
“Engel,” the Devil echoed,
rubbing his forehead. “I wanted a Samuel and I get an angel? This isn’t
promising.”
He pushed the ladder into
position, then climbed to the seventh shelf and pulled out a fat book. ENGD–ENGF was written on the cover. He
set the book on the desk and began riffling through the pages as he mumbled to
himself.
“In these books you see here,
you can read everything about every single person,” Lucifax whispered, pointing
his red paw at the many shelves. “Who they are, what they are like, where they
come from, their strengths and weaknesses, good deeds and bad. Everything you
know about yourself, and everything you don’t
know, is chronicled in them.”
At his desk the Devil
bellowed, “Oh!” and clutched his head as if it had suddenly become too heavy to
hold up.
“You’re a number one,” he
moaned, staring at Philip with a grimace. The little tic under his eye had
returned. “It’s bad enough we got the wrong boy. But this…” He tapped his
quivering finger on the page. “It couldn’t get any worse! A number one,
Lucifax! Do you hear me? A number one! It’s not just that his name means angel—he really is an angel! Just listen to this: ‘Sweet,
nice, dutiful, conscientious, non-judgmental, never lies, and is kind to
animals!’ And there’s more, Lucifax. The list goes on and on! He’s a Boy Scout.
Do you know what that is? They are those awful creatures that go around
protecting nature and helping old ladies cross the street without asking for
money!” The Devil exhaled loudly. His slicked-back hair stuck out in every
direction. “Good Philip always does his homework, even when he’s sick. At home
he helps with the dishes, he cleans his room, he makes dinner. And not because
he wants his allowance, either, but because he wants to. Because he likes to be helpful!” The Devil sank lower in
his chair and yammered softly to himself. “The boy is so devilishly good that
Jesus himself was a menace in comparison.”
Author Bio
I was born in
Denmark on a dark and stormy night in November 1976. I began writing when I was
a teenager. My first book was a really awful horror novel titled Nidhug's
Slaves. It didn't get published. Luckily.
During the next 7 years, I wrote nearly 20 novels--all
of which were rejected--while working as a school teacher. The rest of the time
I spent writing.
In 2000 I published my debut fantasy book, ”The
Battle of Caïssa”, and that's when things really took off. Since then I've
published more than thirty-five books for teens and young adults in genres
ranging from fantasy to horror and science fiction.
My books have been translated into more than 15
languages and my series about the superhero Antboy has been turned into three
movies.
A musical of The Devil's Apprentice opened in
the fall 2018 and the movie rights for the series have also been optioned.
I live in Copenhagen with my wife, two boys, a
dog named Milo and spiders in the basement.
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