Having just listened to JC Hutchins’ UltraCreatives interview with Mur Lafferty and now knowing she inspired him to podcast I think we can honestly assume this is where he learned how to cliffhanger people. Heaven had a few of these cliffhangers in it, but Hell is full of them. Then again, that does rather make sense; Hell would be full of cliffhangers.

Mur shows her growth in fiction and writing with the first of her sequels to Heaven. The writing in Hell is stronger and the character growth greater as Kate and Daniel learn more about one another on their travels. Exploring the various religious Hells as they journey, trapped in their quest from the Christian God, they discover new aspects of their souls, particularly Daniel as he uses his rage against God against many of the dead. But the back of the book can explain it better than I can:

Kate and Daniel are reunited at last, but they have to return to their duties in traveling the afterlife. There are stolen souls suffering without cause in Hell, and only they can help. Kate is back in her corporeal body, but keeping memories of her time as pure soul energy, recently touched by the divine. Daniel carries the magic of an old god and the sword of a death goddess, as well a grudge against the deity who tricked him into losing nearly everything. As they search for the missing souls, Kate and Daniel have to come to terms with themselves and see if their friendship – not to mention the cosmos – can handle everything they’ve been through thus far.

And listen in for a special treat from the world of JC Hutchins’ 7th Son as the duo wanders through Hell. The chapter can be understood without first hearing 7th Son, but makes a great deal more sense if you have. When is all said and done, Hell is a stunning follow-up to Heaven and paves the way nicely to Earth.

And remember, Season 4 – Wasteland, drops to podcast feeds tomorrow.

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Addendum (2:26 pm) -  I’ve just recieved an e-mail from JC letting me know Cliffhangering in 7th Son can’t be attributed to Mur. At this point I’ll just pretend all the podcasters have Cliffhangering trolls in their recording studios that whisper in their ears as to when to cut a chapter and make their aundiance pound on their desks.   Thanks for the e-mail JC.