Kings in Hell

This fourth installment in the Heroes in Hell series was all over the place. I recommend you be well steeped in knowledge of ancient history as well as classical literature (Aeneid, Iliad, etc.) to fully enjoy this. Armed with that knowledge, the events herein might make more sense than they did to me. It involved our heroes--Caesar, Kleopatra, Hatshepsut, Machiavelli, Alexander the Great and the rest--getting caught up in another version of the Trojan War. Much of it reads like a fever dream, as the topography of Hell shifts around the characters, and it is unclear what is hallucination and what is real at times, if such a distinction even need be drawn.

Note: The events in this book take place at the same time as the events in the show more third book, Rebels in Hell, except for the last story in that volume, "Graveyard Shift," which takes place after Kings In Hell. show less

I love this series filled with figures from history all interacting in Hell. Reread 2018 - slow read as I continue Googling Diomedes, Paris, Helen, Achilles, Alexander, Hatsheput, Caesar, Decius Mus etc.