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Did I mention I got a few Amazon gift certificates for my recent birthday? Well, I did, and here’s some stuff I bought with ’em:

 An e-book exclusive Jim Chapel adventure from David Wellington, because YES!

 I splurged on the hardcover of Christopher Golden’s latest novel because A) they sold out of copies at our joint signing at Dark Delicacies in January before I could buy one for myself, and B) I want him to sign it for me at Necon this summer!

 I bought this much anticipated final volume in Joe Hill’s amazing Locke & Key series in hardcover because that was all that was available in print form. I had resigned myself to waiting a year for the less expensive paperback release, but hey, gift certificates mean not having to wait anymore!

 And finally, I bought this because shut up, that’s why!

Lucifer, Vol. 11: Evensong by Mike Carey

My rating: 5 of 5 stars

After the second war in Heaven is over, there are still a few loose ends to tie up, such as a girls’ night out where Mazikeen doesn’t kill anyone, and one last conversation between God and Lucifer. Mike Carey’s entire series has been amazing. I read the final volume with a bit of a heavy heart, knowing the fictional world I’d lived in almost exclusively for the past couple of weeks was drawing to a close and I’d have to say goodbye to the characters I’d come to enjoy and care about. I suppose that’s the marker of any quality story: not wanting it to end. Carey created a world where even demons and monsters could be sympathetic characters, and where the cosmos could only be saved through forgiveness, compassion, and working together. That’s strong medicine. I’ll miss this series a lot.

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Lucifer, Vol. 10: Morningstar by Mike Carey

My rating: 5 of 5 stars

Fenris and the Lilim attack the Silver City, and Lucifer, the Hellkin, and the damned find themselves fighting on the side of Heaven to protect God’s throne. This is the final battle, and it’s clear nothing will be the same after this. I’ve been loving this series from the first volume and find myself getting sad that I’m almost finished. Only one volume left!

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Lucifer, Vol. 9: Crux by Mike Carey

My rating: 5 of 5 stars

Lilith amasses her forces to storm the Silver City as payback for the wrongs Heaven has done her, and it looks like it’s up to Lucifer and Mazikeen to stop her. That is, if Mazikeen survives Lilith’s punishment, and if Lucifer survives being blasted into a third, unformed cosmos. Mike Carey’s intricately plotted LUCIFER series is building to a head, but still, it’s the quieter moments that make it so special. For example, the standout in this volume is a single, standalone chapter where Elaine tries out her new, godlike powers by creating a world of her own, except no matter what she does the people she creates turn to violence and war against each other.

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