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| pages = 179 Pages | | pages = 179 Pages <small>(Original)</small><br> 198 Pages <small>(Reissue)</small> | ||
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'''Lilith's Redemption''' is a novel written by Gideon Hodge. In this work the | [[Image:LilithRedemptionRV.jpg|200px|right|thumb|Lilith's Redemption Revised eBook Cover, written by Gideon Hodge]] | ||
'''Lilith's Redemption''' is a novel written by Gideon Hodge. In this work the mother of demons Lilith appears as two aspects. | |||
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*Title: Lilith's Redemption | *Title: Lilith's Redemption | ||
*Author: Gideon Hodge | *Author: Gideon Hodge | ||
*Published By: Xlibris | *Published By: Xlibris <small>(Original)</small>, Amazon Digital Services <small>(Reissue)</small> | ||
*Length: 179 Pages | *Length: 179 Pages <small>(Original)</small>, 198 Pages <small>(Reissue)</small> | ||
*Format: eBook & Paperback | *Format: eBook & Paperback | ||
*ASIN: B00AJKJZ34 | *ASIN: B00AJKJZ34 <small>(Original)</small>, B07L1XM4LK <small>(Reissue)</small> | ||
*ISBN-10: 1453572643 | *ISBN-10: 1453572643 | ||
*ISBN-13: 978-1453572641 | *ISBN-13: 978-1453572641 | ||
*Publishing Date: December 4, 2012 | *Publishing Date: December 4, 2012 <small>(Original)</small>, November 30, 2018 <small>(Reissue)</small> | ||
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== Book Review == | == Book Review == | ||
'' | ''The following review was originally published by Tera on her Blog, A Succubi's Tale on [https://www.succubus.net/blog/2019/01/15/a-review-of-liliths-redemption-by-gideon-hodge/ January 15, 2019]'' | ||
The story of a soul is a complicated thing. Choices are made, paths taken, and the result can be overwhelming. The truth is something you can’t always see, and when it comes into focus, the question becomes what is that truth to you. For Lilith, the truth is only something she understands, needs, and desires. | |||
The work is a very well written piece of fantasy adventure which focuses on the main character Laylah, nee Lilith, as the choices made in her past creep into the present. It’s very complicated, very telling in the stories within the story itself. With the adventure aspects however, it’s the deconstruction and rebuilding of Lilith herself which held me throughout. That reflection on the mythos, the stories created around it, and the secret held by Lilith herself, just made the puzzle fir together perfectly. | |||
Lilith and Laylah are two parts of the same soul and it’s the duality, the exploration of self which is just amazing. While called evil by some, she is the mother of demons here and that’s an aspect which is used to create a perspective and intention that takes her far from being stereotypical by any means. She’s not a succubus by any means in this story, that’s not her role or purpose here. It’s not sexual or seductive a role, it’s meant to be a struggle with her nature, her want, and the singular desire that presses on her throughout. | |||
Four and a half out of five pitchforks. | |||
A truly amazing work from beginning to end, the mythos especially so as it offers aspects of Lilith’s story that, when considered, explain so many things and offer so much. It’s a fully realized work, though the ending left me a bit wanting given the secret Lilith herself holds within herself. Perhaps it’s best to say that a soul seeking the truth will discover more than they ever knew. | |||
== External Links == | == External Links == | ||
*[ | *[https://www.amazon.com/Liliths-Redemption-Gideon-Hodge-ebook/dp/B07L1XM4LK/ This work in Kindle Format at Amazon.com] | ||
*[http://www.amazon.com/Lilith%C2%92s-Redemption-Gideon-Hodge/dp/1453572643/ This work in Paperback Format at Amazon.com] | *[http://www.amazon.com/Lilith%C2%92s-Redemption-Gideon-Hodge/dp/1453572643/ This work in Paperback Format at Amazon.com] | ||
Latest revision as of 21:27, 13 January 2025
| Lilith's Redemption | |
|---|---|
 Lilith's Redemption Original eBook Cover, written by Gideon Hodge | |
| Author(s) | Gideon Hodge |
| Publisher |
Xlibris (Original) Amazon Digital Services (Reissue) |
| Publication date |
December 4, 2012 (Original) November 30, 2018 (Reissue) |
| Media type |
eBook Paperback |
| Length |
179 Pages (Original) 198 Pages (Reissue) |
| ISBN | 978-1453572641 |
| ASIN |
B00AJKJZ34 (Original) B07L1XM4LK (Reissue) |
For other uses of the name Lilith, see Lilith (disambiguation).
Lilith's Redemption is a novel written by Gideon Hodge. In this work the mother of demons Lilith appears as two aspects.
Overview
- Title: Lilith's Redemption
- Author: Gideon Hodge
- Published By: Xlibris (Original), Amazon Digital Services (Reissue)
- Length: 179 Pages (Original), 198 Pages (Reissue)
- Format: eBook & Paperback
- ASIN: B00AJKJZ34 (Original), B07L1XM4LK (Reissue)
- ISBN-10: 1453572643
- ISBN-13: 978-1453572641
- Publishing Date: December 4, 2012 (Original), November 30, 2018 (Reissue)
Plot Summary
Lilith, core of the ancient legend that goes back to the beginning of time itself. Lilim, the half demons, descended from Lilith, the demon mother. Lilith is connected to the entire history of humanity, and she is bound with mankind’s ultimate fate. Before there was Eve, there was Adam and Lilith.
In a place where business declined, poverty spread and crime rose, the city, devoid of sustenance elsewhere, fed upon its own. A city that has died long ago is just the place more solitary creatures of the night love. Little do these night predators know they would become prey to a huntress who is not what she seems. Author Gideon Hodge weaves a dark web of fantasy about Lilith’s Redemption.
Laylah Rodriquez, Lilith's human counterpart has taken to the streets, hunting Lilith's dark brood. Meanwhile, Detective Brian Canterbury is on the trail of grisly murders that leads him on the trail of this mysterious beauty. Paul Winters, pious hunter for the Church has taken to hunting down these same demons and finds the mother of all demons in his sites. Can Laylah stay ahead of the law and the Church while trying to end the cycle of horror and violence her counterpart began so long ago?
Book Review
The following review was originally published by Tera on her Blog, A Succubi's Tale on January 15, 2019
The story of a soul is a complicated thing. Choices are made, paths taken, and the result can be overwhelming. The truth is something you can’t always see, and when it comes into focus, the question becomes what is that truth to you. For Lilith, the truth is only something she understands, needs, and desires.
The work is a very well written piece of fantasy adventure which focuses on the main character Laylah, nee Lilith, as the choices made in her past creep into the present. It’s very complicated, very telling in the stories within the story itself. With the adventure aspects however, it’s the deconstruction and rebuilding of Lilith herself which held me throughout. That reflection on the mythos, the stories created around it, and the secret held by Lilith herself, just made the puzzle fir together perfectly.
Lilith and Laylah are two parts of the same soul and it’s the duality, the exploration of self which is just amazing. While called evil by some, she is the mother of demons here and that’s an aspect which is used to create a perspective and intention that takes her far from being stereotypical by any means. She’s not a succubus by any means in this story, that’s not her role or purpose here. It’s not sexual or seductive a role, it’s meant to be a struggle with her nature, her want, and the singular desire that presses on her throughout.
Four and a half out of five pitchforks.
A truly amazing work from beginning to end, the mythos especially so as it offers aspects of Lilith’s story that, when considered, explain so many things and offer so much. It’s a fully realized work, though the ending left me a bit wanting given the secret Lilith herself holds within herself. Perhaps it’s best to say that a soul seeking the truth will discover more than they ever knew.