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Prosper's Demon
by K.J. Parker
dark
mysterious
reflective
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
Complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
"Carry on my wayward son...
They'll be peace when you are done
Dum dum dum ...Don't you cry no more"
Okay cue guitar rift here, then cut to scene of 1967 Chevrolet Impala cruising on a road through the pine wooded trail of the Great American Outdoors.
This book is not like Supernatural at all. But the first chapter was like a madeleine (a full-blown sensory trigger) to my memories of watching Sam and Dean Winchester exorcising, becoming possessed by and even liberating demons. So for that dose of nostalgia alone, Prosper's Demon gets my "seal of approval" which is nothing more than a thumbs up for sheer reader engagement.
Okay folks, to the nitty mcgrittyy then:
KJ Parker's demonologist/exorcist is perfectly horrifying. His hunt for demons that do not die is an interesting premise and bodes well for anyone with philosophical leanings as the never-ending cycle of questions it spawns. Would you continue to do the task of eradicating something that not only popped up again in much the same form elsewhere weeks later - or would your just give up and resign yourself to the fate of whatever destruction the entity will bring about? Is this an allegory for the human need for purpose? We do something for the sake of purpose but in the end one can't take that career or lack thereof with one to the coffin, So we do the "life purpose" search-secure-endure thing as a way to cope with being alive.
See what I mean? One can't help waxing philosophical when reading this account.
Master Prosper is a master of hogwash philosophy talking about "art is the greatest force for good". Yawn. It's money, money is the ultimate source for good but it's been historically in the wrong hands. The few hands, the global 20% hands. So the avenging exorcist (our protagonist) is right in most accounts - Master Prosper is 40% bull... but it's the other 60% that is dangerous and what that 60% wants to achieve with the heir to the newly born heir to the throne.
What's interesting about Parker's work is that he created a world so close to ours he doesn't even need to mention that this story takes place in the same universe as Pulling The Wings of Angels.
Something evil this way comes.
They'll be peace when you are done
Dum dum dum ...Don't you cry no more"
Okay cue guitar rift here, then cut to scene of 1967 Chevrolet Impala cruising on a road through the pine wooded trail of the Great American Outdoors.
This book is not like Supernatural at all. But the first chapter was like a madeleine (a full-blown sensory trigger) to my memories of watching Sam and Dean Winchester exorcising, becoming possessed by and even liberating demons. So for that dose of nostalgia alone, Prosper's Demon gets my "seal of approval" which is nothing more than a thumbs up for sheer reader engagement.
Okay folks, to the nitty mcgrittyy then:
KJ Parker's demonologist/exorcist is perfectly horrifying. His hunt for demons that do not die is an interesting premise and bodes well for anyone with philosophical leanings as the never-ending cycle of questions it spawns. Would you continue to do the task of eradicating something that not only popped up again in much the same form elsewhere weeks later - or would your just give up and resign yourself to the fate of whatever destruction the entity will bring about? Is this an allegory for the human need for purpose? We do something for the sake of purpose but in the end one can't take that career or lack thereof with one to the coffin, So we do the "life purpose" search-secure-endure thing as a way to cope with being alive.
See what I mean? One can't help waxing philosophical when reading this account.
Master Prosper is a master of hogwash philosophy talking about "art is the greatest force for good". Yawn. It's money, money is the ultimate source for good but it's been historically in the wrong hands. The few hands, the global 20% hands. So the avenging exorcist (our protagonist) is right in most accounts - Master Prosper is 40% bull... but it's the other 60% that is dangerous and what that 60% wants to achieve with the heir to the newly born heir to the throne.
What's interesting about Parker's work is that he created a world so close to ours he doesn't even need to mention that this story takes place in the same universe as Pulling The Wings of Angels.
Something evil this way comes.