Dialogues with the Devil: A Novel

Lucifer and the Archangel Michael exchange letters in the final nights before the apocalypse, debating the fate of humanity. Lucifer questions whether God will create another race after Armageddon, given that he will only need to tempt them to destruction. Michael responds on God's behalf, beginning a series of exchanges between the two brothers that are both cordial and combative. Their correspondence covers purpose, fear, familial estrangement, and humanity itself. They challenge each other on science and spirituality, physical and emotional love, the crucifixion, and human crimes. They deliberate the virtues of empathy and vengeance, redemption and punishment, and compare biblical law to biblical inconsistencies. Their civil discourse escalates into a heated trial of wills. Based on close reading of the Old and New Testaments, the novel was conceived to give Lucifer his day in court. It examines family, morality, and faith through dramatic dialogue. The ebook includes an illustrated biography of Taylor Caldwell with rare images from the author's estate.