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"The theme is demonology ... the left-handed path of black magic. It is about a sports relay team in 1970s America who accidentally kill a wretch who, in esoteric language, might be known as a Fetch ... a discarnate entity in physical form. He appears, though, as an omen of the immediate deaths of each member of the relay team. He is a life force of a devil incarnate, yet in his astral shell he is one phase removed from life. The wretch begins a banishing ritual of the four main characters, and therefore his own death at the beginning of the book is illusory." | "The theme is demonology ... the left-handed path of black magic. It is about a sports relay team in 1970s America who accidentally kill a wretch who, in esoteric language, might be known as a Fetch ... a discarnate entity in physical form. He appears, though, as an omen of the immediate deaths of each member of the relay team. He is a life force of a devil incarnate, yet in his astral shell he is one phase removed from life. The wretch begins a banishing ritual of the four main characters, and therefore his own death at the beginning of the book is illusory." | ||
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* [http://www.morrissey-solo.com/content/2791-List-of-the-Lost-Morrissey-s-novel-released-(UK-Sep-24-2015) "List of the Lost" - Morrissey's novel released (UK - Sep. 24, 2015)] - Morrissey-solo (Sep. 23, 2015) | * [http://www.morrissey-solo.com/content/2791-List-of-the-Lost-Morrissey-s-novel-released-(UK-Sep-24-2015) "List of the Lost" - Morrissey's novel released (UK - Sep. 24, 2015)] - Morrissey-solo (Sep. 23, 2015) | ||
Revision as of 04:09, 13 August 2022
| Literature | |
|---|---|
| Name | List of the Lost |
| Author | Morrissey |
| Pages | 128 (UK Paperback) |
| Release | 24 September 2015 (UK Paperback) |
| Publisher | Penguin |
| ISBN | 9780141982960 |
Morrissey has explained:
"The theme is demonology ... the left-handed path of black magic. It is about a sports relay team in 1970s America who accidentally kill a wretch who, in esoteric language, might be known as a Fetch ... a discarnate entity in physical form. He appears, though, as an omen of the immediate deaths of each member of the relay team. He is a life force of a devil incarnate, yet in his astral shell he is one phase removed from life. The wretch begins a banishing ritual of the four main characters, and therefore his own death at the beginning of the book is illusory."
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- "List of the Lost" - Morrissey's novel released (UK - Sep. 24, 2015) - Morrissey-solo (Sep. 23, 2015)