So few books rattle me to the core yet lift my hopes to the heavens in the same breath. Tosca Lee’s Demon: A Memoir is a rare find that must be read.
—Ted Dekker, New York Times best-selling author of The Bride Collector and the Circle Trilogy
Imaginative, compelling, deep, memorable. If you want a novel that has you compulsively turning pages and makes you think at the same time, you’ll love Demon: A Memoir.
—James Scott Bell, best-selling author of Deceived and Try Fear
Wise, imaginative, funny, and poetic, this is a book that lingers in memory after you’ve turned the last page.
—Sophy Burnham, New York Times best-selling author of A Book of Angels
Even readers who don’t believe in the biblical elements of this tale will have a difficult time not being coaxed into this struggle of intellects.
—Eric Wilson, New York Times best-selling author of Fireproof and Field of Blood
The story—the writing—is mesmerizing . . . It has jumped high onto the list of my all-time favorite novels.
—Frank Redman, FictionAddict.com
Riveting, graceful and razor sharp.
—Claudia Mair Burney, Christy Award Finalist and author of Wounded
I will not read the Creation story or the story of Lucifer’s fall again without picturing the scenes described in Demon.
—Brandilyn Collins, author of the Kremer Lake Series
Demon: A Memoir isn’t a mere work of fiction. Demon is an experience.
—Tracey Bateman, Christy Award-winning author of Thirsty
Compulsively readable and subtly convicting, Demon will forever recast your understanding of redemption.
—Nicole Baart, Christy Award Finalist and author of The Moment Between
This book is a masterpiece of fiction. It’s hard to put down and impossible to forget.
—Nancy Mehl, author of Malevolence and Graven Images
This is one of the most sensational, thought-provoking books I have ever read. It is a masterpiece and will sit alongside C. S. Lewis and other such luminaries from now on.
—Kristine Smith, author of Purposeful Christianity
Lee’s prose is powerful and beautiful. Her imagery of Eden, of Paradise and angels and Elohim filled me with awe.
—Novel Reviews
An excellent novel that will hold your attention and stretch your perspective on life.
—Jake Chism, Armchair Interviews
Lee is really proving to be a leader in the art of speculative fiction.
—Inside Corner Book Reviews
Demon took me totally by surprise. Tosca Lee has crafted a story that snatched my attention from the first and compelled me to turn the pages.
—Mike Parker, LifeWay
A magnificently entertaining story.
—Inspire Monthly
One of the most captivating books I’ve read.
—Sara Mills, author of Miss Match
Demon is supposed to be fiction . . . but is it? Tosca Lee has created a stunning work of pure genius.
—Wanda Winters-Gutierrez, author of The Search for Peace
Highly Recommended.
—ChristianFictionReviews.com
You will find many well-known Bible accounts unfolding vividly before your eyes in a way you never imagined.
—Virginia Smith, author of Stuck in the Middle
An intellectual and spiritual thriller that begs to be read.
—Crosswayz
A must-have that’ll haunt the reader long after the last page
—Press & Sun-Bulletin, Greater Binghamton, NY
This book simultaneously chills and awes.
—Eternity Happens
A riveting look at one demon’s reflection on his fall from grace, and the shuddering implications for each of us. This story is about YOU; it will change the way you look at life.
—Austin Boyd, author of the Mars Hill Classified series
A powerful, discerning tale that will have fans pondering their own deals with the demons.
—Midwest Book Review
Demon: A Memoir may well be the most creative, mind-twisting novel of this summer.
—Kevin Lucia, author of Hiram Grange and The Chosen One
One of the best books I’ve read yet this year.
—Camy Tang, author of Sushi for One?
I adore Tosca Lee’s ingenious use of soul-deep first person point of view writing. This is one of those books I couldn’t put down until I crossed the finish line—what a ride.
—Julie Garmon, Guideposts
The Bible and urban fantasy combine to create an intelligent and thought provoking multilayered tale.
—Harriett Klausner, Amazon.com #1 Reviewer
Copyright © 2010 by QUELLE LLC
All rights reserved.
Printed in the United States of America
ISBN: 978-1-4336-6880-7
Published by B&H Publishing Group
Nashville, Tennessee
Dewey Decimal Classification: F
Subject Heading: DEMONOLOGY—FICTION \ SPIRITUAL WARFARE—FICTION \ GRACE (THEOLOGY)—FICTION
Scripture quotations are from the Holy Bible, New International Version, copyright © 1973, 1978, 1984 by International Bible Society.
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Contents
Chapter One
Chapter Two
Chapter Three
Chapter Four
Chapter Five
Chapter Six
Chapter Seven
Chapter Eight
Chapter Nine
Chapter Ten
Chapter Eleven
Chapter Twelve
Chapter Thirteen
Chapter Fourteen
Chapter Fifteen
Chapter Sixteen
Chapter Seventeen
Chapter Eighteen
Chapter Nineteen
Chapter Twenty
Chapter Twenty-One
Chapter Twenty-Two
Chapter Twenty-Three
Chapter Twenty-Four
Chapter Twenty-Five
Chapter Twenty-Six
Chapter Twenty-Seven
Chapter Twenty-Eight
Chapter Twenty-Nine
Chapter Thirty
Chapter Thirty-One
Chapter Thirty-Two
Epilogue