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"DSH's writing is witty, smart and precise." - Chicago Sun-TimesFor fans of Neil Gaiman and Steven BrustAnd so it came to pass in the waning days of our century that a curious deal was struck between Heaven and Hell, or more specifically between Lucifer Morning Star and the Presence.The Book of Life, that book that holds the names of those souls deemed for salvation has been stolen from the Silver City. Without the Book there can be no Judgement as foretold in the Revelation. Two renegade angels are suspect and are believed to be on Earth.For reasons known only to himself, Lucifer accepts the deal with Heaven to recover the Book of Life. But jealousy and pride are not an exclusive domain. A small band of angels lead by Mika’il, the Angel of Vengeance seeks to stop him.Accompanying the Morning Star on the most important quest in Creation are Maggie McCreedy, a recently widowed romance writer now witness to Lucifer’s Testament; Duma, a misfit angel who almost joined in the Fall; Andrew Honeybone, a not quite yet dead, but rotting lawyer, and Mr. Pouge, an enigmatic gorilla of a man.Together their journey takes them from the Silver City of Heaven to the Ninth Circle of Hell to the now desert wasteland of an earthly Eden.It is a mythical mystery tale of redemption, deceit, salvation, betrayal and faith.The Fallen Trilogy: Book OneNext WINTER: The Siege of Heaven/The Return of Cain (Book Two)Fall includes excerpts for FOUNTAIN, CLONING CHRIST: THE SECOND BOOK OF DANIEL, and SKIN DEEP.Praise for FOUNTAIN“DSH is a master of plot. This thing moves like a thriller. It is literally one of the best things I’ve read all year. Darkly funny… a howling success!” – Pinckney Benedict, MIRACLE BOY AND OTHER STORIES“Smart, inventive, and accomplished. There is some real comic brilliance here.” – Naeem Murr, THE PERFECT MANPraise for CLONING CHRIST: THE SECOND BOOK OF DANIEL"CLONING CHRIST heralds a mercurial new talent to the page! Quirky, riveting, hilarious, disturbing, and unclassifiable (in the best sense). It is a page-turner that is at once magically realistic and completely allegorical. If Christ were cloned, as is the central conceit here, he would enjoy the hell out of this book." - Jay Bonansinga, National Bestselling Author of PINKERTON'S WAR, PERFECT VICTIM, and co-author of THE WALKING DEAD TRILOGY.Praise for [THE] VIOLENT SEX: a play in two acts:"CRITIC'S PICK OF THE WEEK" - Michael Phillips, Chicago Tribune"Men don't understand women; women don't understand men. There's nothing new here; it's a premise that has rung true since the dawn of time. But in his new play, "[The] Violent Sex," David Scott Hay builds a smart, disturbing and completely engrossing contemporary drama around this simple statement.Hay displays a biting, sarcastic wit that inflames the deep- seated confusion and unhappiness of his characters. A sort of new- generation mix of Albee-Mamet-Shepard, he lacerates relationships and lays bare the emotions and deceit that feed them. His writing is witty, smart and precise; there is not a wasted word in this play."- Mary Houlihan, Chicago Sun-Times