Sandman Slim - La série

Los Angeles est une ville de merde. Mais lorsqu'on vient de passer des dizaines d'années à occuper la douce place de punching ball démoniaque (puis accessoirement tueur professionnel) au fin fond de l'enfer, tout devient relatif. James Stark s'est fait baiser. C'est peu de le dire. Enfin, bon, quand on traîne avec des magiciens avides de pouvoir, ce sont des choses qui arrivent. Mais ce qui pousse Stark à s'échapper du royaume de Lucifer pour buter Mason et son convent, c'est la vengeance ; non parce que ce salaud l'a balancé en enfer mais parce qu'il a sauvagement fait assassiner la femme de sa vie. Et l'avantage quand on a subi les outrages de démons pendant si longtemps, c'est que plus grand chose ne nous tue ou nous fait peur... L'ennui, c'est que Mason a aussi pris du grade et ne sera pas si simple à débusquer. Y aurait-il un plus grand plan derrière tout ça ?

Death bites. Life is worse. After eleven years of torment, James Stark,a.k.a. Sandman Slim, crawled out of Hell, tookbloody revenge for his girlfriend’s murder, and savedthe world along the way. Now Lucifer himself comesto town to produce his autobiography, and anunstoppable zombie army menaces the City of Angels. All things considered, Hell’s not looking so bad.

In Sandman Slim Stark came back from hell for revenge. In Kill the Dead he tackled both a zombie plague and being Lucifer's bodyguard. And once again all is not right in L.A. Lucifer is back in Heaven, God's on vacation, and an insane killer mounts a war against both Heaven and Hell. Stark must head back down to his old stomping grounds to rescue his long-lost love, stop an insane serial killer, prevent both Good and Evil from completely destroying each other, and stop the demonic Kissi from ruining the party for everyone. Even for Sandman Slim, that's a tall order. And it's only the beginning.

Richard Kadrey’s Sandman Slim—aka James Stark—is, quite simply, one of the most outrageous uber-anti-heroes ever to kick serious butt on this or any other world or dimension. In his previous three adventures—Sandman Slim, Kill the Dead, and Aloha from Hell—Stark has fled Hell for California, taken on angels, demons, outlaw bikers, zombies, covert government operatives, and all manner of monsters, while saving humankind from total annihilation on numerous occasions. But in Devil Said Bang, he finally assumes the role he was destined for: as the new Lucifer, ruler of the Underworld. Combining outrageously edgy humor with a dark and truly twisted vision, Richard Kadrey has once again delivered a masterful amalgam of action novel, urban fantasy, and in-your-face horror that will delight a wide range of readers—from Christopher Moore and Warren Ellis fans to the devoted adherents of Jim Butcher, Charlaine Harris, Kim Harrison, and Simon Green.