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Demon: A Memoir By Tosca Lee / Nav Press Reviewed by Susan Sleeman If you want to read a well crafted novel that leaves you no option but to ponder the meaning of life, this is the novel for you. Demon: A Memoir is the first work of fiction by Tosca Lee. In Demon, book editor Clay comes face to face with a fallen angel named Lucian. Lucian wanting to tell his story, chooses Clay who is hungry to write a best selling novel and sets upon him like the plague. Lucian appears before Clay whenever and wherever he chooses, sometimes pre-warning Clay through the use of his computer calendar program and sometimes appearing where Clay least expects him. Lucian not only surprises Clay, but as a shape shifter of sorts, he takes on different human forms for every interaction so Clay can never recognize Lucian by sight. As the story unfolds, Clay literally lives to hear Lucian tell his story of the angels fall from grace and the motivation behind demons in our world today-lives to get Lucian’s story on paper and in print, bringing fame and fortune to himself. Clay loses focus, forgets about his job, his life and finds himself adrift and failing in the game of life. Soon, Lucian’s story becomes Clay’s story, the very ending holding the potential to affect Clay’s eternal life. Demon is one Christian novel that has generated many reviews touting the book. Terms like unique, a work of art, stunning, original, and mind-twisting are bandied about. Though Tosca Lee must appreciate and enjoy these reviews, not having read Demon myself, I imagined how this praise might work against her. Before I even opened the cover of Demon, the book had so much to live up to that I didn’t think it could possibly climb even half the length of the ladder of praise. So with an open mind, I started Demon. I hadn’t finished the first chapter before I admired the strong prose-Lee’s wonderful way with words. As a writer, I appreciated the quality of her writing, her unique turn of a phrase. The story was unique not one to be found on the shelves in current Christian fiction. But did the book live up to its press? Yes, I have to say it lived up to and in one aspect even surpassed the reviews I’ve read. It wasn’t the superb writing, the pacing, or even the creativity that made Demon a winner for me, but it was the contemplative message that set my mind in motion and even months later continues to wrestle with the spiritual truths portrayed through this work of fiction. So if you want to read a well crafted novel that leaves you no option but to ponder the meaning of life, this is the novel for you. Susan Sleeman / The Christian Suspense Zone

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Demon: A Memoir By Tosca Lee / Nav Press Reviewed by Karri Compton There are few other novels so stunning and original-I highly recommend it. Demon: a Memoir breaks down the barriers between genres, religions and sexes. It's a book I wish everyone would read. Having had an interest in the angelic/demonic phenomena for quite some time, I found Lee's novel quite refreshing and thought-provoking. What if someone could go back in time through a firsthand account and hear about the reality before the world's creation? What happened in the heavens before humans inhabited the earth? And what ramifications to those happenings have for us now? Did Biblical events such as Creation, the Fall, the Flood, the Crucifixion, and the Resurrection really happen? If so, how and why? That's what Clay is going to find out. Lucian, a fallen angel, is on a mission to explain his personal story with Clay so that it can be published. Contrary to his better judgment, Clay allows himself to be drawn in by Lucian's fantastic tale and agrees to author a corresponding novel. Clay hangs on for the ride of his life, unable to rest unless he has faithfully dictated Lucian's every word, to the detriment of all else. But anything will be better than his depressing existence as a divorcee and not-too-successful editor, or is it? Before long, Clay's obsession turns into more than a book deal. Lucian's story is Clay's story-but what is the ending? I confess to not having read anything by Anne Rice or C. S. Lewis' Screwtape Letters (so sue me), so I won't be another reviewer who compares this tale to the aforementioned. I must say, though, that I've never empathized so much with a fallen being before-Lucian, though evil and narcissistic, provoked at least a little sympathy in regards to his plight. Without giving anything away, I was hard-pressed to find a down side to this book. Perhaps the fact that all ends weren't tied up at the end may be a hindrance to some--or, that may be a selling point. But whatever the end is, you will not see it coming. No way will you see it coming. And you will not be able to stop thinking about Lucian or Clay or the God who created them both. There are few other novels so stunning and original-I highly recommend it.

About Karri Compton View this review and more at: www.kcreviews.blogspot.com

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Demon: A Memoir By Tosca Lee / Nav Press Reviewed by Kevin Lucia Demon: A Memoir may very well be the most creative, mind-twisting novel of summer 2007. Demon: A Memoir is a truly chilling tale about a mortal man's brush with the eternal; as he's ferried through a tale of the ages by an evil being older than time itself. This is a story of Lucifer's fall, the creation of Eden, the fall of Adam and Christ's victory on the cross, told by the unlikeliest of sources: a fallen angel, a demon in the service of the Great Prince of Lies himself. Clayton is an editor at a moderately sized publishing house, and all he's ever wanted in life has been destroyed. His own literary career has stalled, perhaps never to live again, his wife has left him after cheating on him for years, and he now lives alone, eats bad Chinese food, and struggles to move from one day to the next. Existence is a hollow sham, a cosmic joke, and as far as Clayton is concerned, life is a gray, empty husk. Along comes Lucian, a mysterious client who says he's got an appointment with Clayton because he wants to tell him his life story. At first, the editor brushes off the claim as the ravings of a crackpot, but it doesn't take long for him to realize the truth: Lucian is far more than he claims, and the story he wants to tell is a tale to end all tales: the story of angel cast from heaven, consigned to damnation and an eternity as a demon. The catch: Lucian offers it to Clayton as his book, a way for the downtrodden editor to rejuvenate his career and live the life he's always dreamed of. However, as the story unfolds and Clayton becomes ever more obsessed with Lucian and his tale, the book editor begins to realize a startling truth: this story is his, and his final choice at the end may very well determine his eternal destiny. Demon: A Memoir may very well be the most creative, mind-twisting novel of summer 2007. Tosca Lee does what few Christian authors have the guts to do: take a force of evil, a fallen angel, and craft a truly ingenious, clever, almost attractive character. Demon reads like the Christian version of Interview With A Vampire, because that's what it is: an interview with a force of evil. Tosca tells us the story of creation from the opposite perspective - from an ethereal being that hates and envies humans for the grace God has bestowed upon them. This is a story that's unlike any to date in the CBA, and a must have that will haunt the reader long after the last page.

About Kevin Lucia

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Tosca M. Lee is a sought-after speaker, consultant, and writer. She received her BA in English and international relations from Smith College in Northampton, Massachusetts, with special studies at Oxford University. She holds the titles of Mrs. Nebraska-America '96, Mrs. Nebraska-United States '98, and first runner-up to Mrs. United States. As a titleholder and community spokesperson, Tosca has appeared on radio and television throughout the state to promote women's charities, health, and family causes.

Books By Tosca

Demon: A Memoir Click title to read excerpt or buy from CBD.com By Tosca Lee / Nav Press Book editor Clayton has been hired to author a once-in-a-lifetime memoir of Lucian, a fallen angel. When the demon shares his tales of bliss and rebellion, creation and salvation, and God's relentless pursuit of mankind, Clay realizes he's writing his own life's story. Will the choice he's forced to make be redemptive---or destructive? 272 pages, softcover from NavPress.

Havah: The Story of Eve Click title to read excerpt or buy from CBD.com By Tosca Lee / NAV Press No description available at this time. Check back to see if the publisher provides one.