Black Easter
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Black Easter is a 1968 dark fantasy novel by James Blish that explores the catastrophic consequences of summoning all the demons of Hell in a modern, theologically grounded setting.
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | novel ⓘ |
| author | James Blish NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| basedOn | Christian theology ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| exploresConcept |
limits of divine intervention
ⓘ
literal fulfillment of magical grimoires ⓘ moral responsibility for supernatural evil ⓘ |
| featuresElement |
Catholic priest
ⓘ
arms dealer ⓘ magician ⓘ summoning of demons ⓘ |
| firstPublicationForm | book ⓘ |
| genre |
dark fantasy
ⓘ
fantasy ⓘ horror ⓘ |
| hasSequel | The Day After Judgment NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasSubject |
Hell
NERFINISHED
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demonic pact ⓘ end of the world ⓘ |
| intendedAudience | adult readers ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| literarySetting |
20th century
ⓘ
modern world ⓘ |
| literaryStyle |
philosophical
ⓘ
speculative ⓘ |
| mainTheme |
apocalypse
ⓘ
consequences of summoning demons ⓘ demonology ⓘ good versus evil ⓘ theological speculation ⓘ |
| narrativeFocus | catastrophic consequences of releasing all demons of Hell ⓘ |
| notableFor |
bleak, apocalyptic ending
ⓘ
detailed, systematic treatment of demonology ⓘ integration of Catholic theology into fantasy narrative ⓘ |
| partOfSeries | After Such Knowledge NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| publicationYear | 1968 ⓘ |
| publisher | Doubleday ⓘ |
| settingAspect | theologically grounded magic system ⓘ |
| titleAlludesTo | Easter NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| workChronology | precedes The Day After Judgment in narrative order ⓘ |
| workInAuthorCareer | major work of James Blish ⓘ |
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