Lanterna Rally

Author: Alex L. Moretti

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Published: 2021-06-05

Total Pages: 118

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"It's gripping and horrifying in equal measure!" ***** review "It's a mad adventure!" ***** review "It's a must-read if you're studying Dante." ***** review The Divine Comedy has been brought back to life using elegant and eloquent language to appeal to a contemporary audience thirsty for the story but uncomfortable with the archaic style and cadence of classical terza rima. The new Beyond The Inferno Collection, a series of three novellas, explores Dante's epic trilogy in a format which allows the modern reader - and students of Dante - to immerse themselves in the plucky poet's adventures as he stumbles down a dark and dangerous rabbit hole to undertake a perilous quest. It's the anniversary of the crucifixion. Thrust into the bedlam and chaos that is The Dark Wood, humble hero Dante is distraught for he suspects this bleak, black forest is a portal to the Underworld; a terrifying, apocalyptic realm wherein echo the chilling screams of eternal suffering, where all are dead when he is alive, a place which, he fears, does not lead to salvation. He is presented with a gift from Heaven, the Roman poet Virgil, sent to guide him through the three realms of the afterlife where no living soul has ever journeyed for, unbeknown to him, he is on a quest to save mankind from spiritual destruction. The promise of a reunion with his dead lover, Beatrice, motivates him to triumph yet, as a seed of Adam, Dante is open to temptation and failure. First, he must descend through the terrifying Inferno, an apocalyptic, inhumane prison of misery and woe to witness the punishment of sin in its most brutal and nefarious forms. This dark realm of the phantasmagorical hosts demons and dragons, behemoths and giants, serpents and she-wolves. Residing for eternity in the infernal city of despair are sinners; corrupt, deviant malefactors all guarded and tormented by sadistic ferrymen, soul snatchers, goddesses of vengeance and the cursed crew of the Damned. He observes barbaric and violent torture including flagellation by fire where the dead burn alive, scalding in rivers of boiling blood, roasting and melting in blazing tombs, drowning in bubbling pits of tar. In an apocalyptic climax, a despairing and forsaken Dante arrives at Hell's pit to endure one last act, to witness one final torturous scene. In the darkness of foreboding, the banners of Hell's monarch draw closer. But will the plucky poet survive such a perilous encounter to march on and complete his unavoidable journey? The fires of ancient love still burn. And one last kiss with his dead lover is reward enough should he triumph. "This adaptation could well become the book that everyone has been searching for, narrating the fantastic story in a modern yet erudite way." Olivia Eisinger - Editor at Large Also available: Beyond The Inferno Beyond The Inferno - Audiobook Beyond The Inferno Collection - Inferno Beyond The Inferno Collection - Purgatory Beyond The Inferno Collection - Paradise