Circles in Hell, Books 1-4

The Boxed Set Edition

By: Mark Cain

Narrated by: Michael Gilboe

Travel with Steve, doomed for eternity to serve as hell’s Mr. Fixit, on a wild ride through the circles of hell in this best-selling, humorous fantasy series. The box set includes a complete story arc originally published in:

Hell’s Super

A Cold Day in Hell

Deal with the Devil

The Reluctant Demon

Circles in Hell has been variously described as satire and humor, comedy fantasy, or paranormal humor in the spirit of Christopher Moore, Tom Holt, Douglas Adams, and Gary Larson. The series takes the everyday frustrations of modern life and expands them to hellish proportions.

You never know who you will run into in Cain's cracked inferno. You might encounter a great inventor, a movie star, a mythological being, a very large bat, and, of course, more than the occasional devil and demon.

©2018 Mark Cain (P)2018 Mark Cain

Hell is What We Make it

Warning, if you are offended by religious (both good and evil) or historical figures being portrayed in ways other than their accepted roles, then this book collection is not for you! As the name implies this collection of books is set in a loose interpretation of the circles of hell with some interaction with the gates of heaven, where key decisions about a soul's destination are made. The author has the audience view this satirical version of hell through the eyes of one Steve Minion a poor soul doomed to both an ironic name and the impossible job of being the apartment superintendent or 'Mr. fix it' for all of hell. The narrator does an excellent job of switching between the forlorn-ness of Steve, the deviousness of the 'dark one' himself, and every growly or flamboyant demon or demoness in between.

In the first book we see a day in the life of Steve which includes mostly impossible tasks, futility and forlorn-ness along with the fears and futile struggles of everyone around him. However we also see how easily Steve can make friends when misery loves company, and the lengths he must go to to keep these friendships safe.

In book two Steve is assigned another impossible task, saddled with unlikely companions and told he must fix a problem that no one can explain or identify the source of. In the course of his preparations we see the power of words used carelessly, unlikely help from even more unlikely places, and a display of Steve's one and only superpower.

In book three Steve is thrown into a race against time mystery against a villain so foul, it has other denizens of hell cowering in fear at the mention of it's name. Steve has been lucky so far but even 'he' might not be able to claim victory on this one.

In book four we see the consequences of Steve's confrontation with the villain. Further Steve must once again do the impossible as all the resources of hell come bearing down upon him.

Having all of these books in one collection saves the audience several yards of fingernail biting as they await the release of the next book. Unfortunately this 4 book set does not include book 5, so nail-biting still ensues.

I really liked this

I didn't know what to expect. but it was just an easy fun listen. nothing that was overly emotional but just a good fun follow along with Steve minion. the hand he was delta sucks, but he manages it well. he does the best he can and it shows his true integrity.

It kept my interest

The narrator did a good job of using different voices for characters. The story flowed from book to book. And I liked the ending. Overall, I'm glad I listened to all 4 books.

great books!!

loved it!! I would definitely suggest this book to anyone who enjoys satire comedy. a great set

I wasn't too sure about getting this set.

I wasn't too sure about getting this box set, but based on the reviews I decided to give it a shot.

it was a very enjoyable listen. I've listened to the entire box set twice. and I will get the next set when I get my next credit. if there is one available.

If not I'll follow the author and wait till it's published and put it on my wishlist.

if you're teetering on the edge and you like paranormal Mysteries, with dark humor. You'll probably enjoy this series.

Hell

Trying to make Hell funny takes a lot of work...and this book accomplished this project.

Simply Great!

The author and narrator make an amazing match.

I been a member of audible for almost 3 years and this is one of the most entertaining books I've purchased.

Just get the book already! You won't be sorry...

Bad accents

The story is good, but listening to the narrator try to do different accents was cringe worthy. He also sounded like he had a cold during the narration.

The saga of Minion, Hell's Super

This is a modern retelling of Dante's Inferno. Just as Dante met many familiar to people of his era, Minion meets many people familiar to our era.

Some primary characters are Orson Welles, Florence Nightingale, the Howard brothers (3 Stooges), Tesla, Ford, Pinkerton, Braille, and Freud. I liked how the author handled Orson as a character, as well as the others.

Michael Gilboe does a fine job with the narration, but his Orson Welles impression is terrible. I can overlook that, he does keep all the voices recognizable and distinctive. He is particularly effective in book 3 during an interrogation by Azazel.

The title and cover of Book 4 is a bit of a spoiler.

Recommended.

Favorite Book Collection

I absolutely adore Steve & his friends. I can not say enough good things about this book. It is beyond worth it