The Great Devil War series is a gripping and humorous tale about good and evil seen from a different perspective, set in a world beyond your wildest dreams. Or nightmares...
The Great Devil War is a multi-award winning YA Fantasy series for teens and YA readers of all ages. It has been published in ten countries, has gotten more than 2000 world wide 5 star ratings, and a three-season tv series is currently in development.
Winner of the Karen Blixen Award, the BMF award and the ORLA award.
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Philip is a good boy, a really good boy, who accidentally gets sent to Hell to become the Devil’s heir. The Devil, Lucifer, is dying and desperately in need of a successor, but there’s been a mistake and Philip is the wrong boy. Philip is terrible at being bad, but Lucifer has no other choice than to begin the difficult task of training him in the ways of evil.
Philip finds both friends and enemies in this odd, gloomy underworld—but who can he trust, when he discovers an evil-minded plot against the dark throne?
The cover illustration is from the Danish edition.
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Praise for The Devil's Apprentice
"The Devil's Apprentice is thrilling, fascinating, profound and still somehow funny all the way through. I loved this book and this world."
Michael Grant, author of the GONE series
Philip's adventures as the Devil's apprentice have changed him—in a good way. Although he misses his friends in Hell, he has made new friends in life. But when the future of the underworld is threatened once again, Philip’s help is needed. Death's die has been stolen and immortality is spreading across the globe. Philip throws himself into the search—and discovers a horrible truth about his own life along the way.
The cover illustration is from the Danish edition.
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Praise for The Die of Death
"A clever series continues in a novel that despite its grim setting is often sweet."
Kirkus Reviews
An unfortunate chain of events makes Philip responsible for the untimely death of the school bully Sam—the Devil’s original choice for an heir. Philip must return to Hell to find Sam and bring him back to life, so that fate can be restored. But trouble is stirring in Lucifer’s kingdom and not even Philip can imagine the strange and dark journey that awaits him. A journey that will take him through ancient underworlds and all the way to Paradise.
The cover illustration is from the Danish edition.
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Praise for The Wrongful Death
"A hero breaks the mold in this inventive and energetic series installment."
Kirkus Reviews
Nothing will ever be the same. Satina is gone, kidnapped by the enemy. Disobeying Lucifer, Philip heads out to find her, journeying into the deep darkness of Outer Reach. But nothing can prepare Philip for the horror that awaits—or the demons he will face.
Meanwhile, Lucifer’s kingdom is threatened as the Great Devil War draws closer. All Hell is about to break loose.
The cover illustration is from the Danish edition.
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Praise for The Angel of Evil
”Andersen brings the drama to a rolling boil ... A bracing drama that feels like a milestone for this series about a demonic war."
Kirkus Reviews
It’s been almost two years since Philip left Hell and returned to life—this time for good. But things have changed and so has Philip. He’s haunted by terrifying nightmares and has never felt so lonely. Lonely and angry.
Then one day the impossible happens and Philip is brought back to Hell. Not by the Devil, but by the Almighty himself.
Although the Great Devil War ended a long time ago, the battle is far from over—and the worst is yet to come.
The cover illustration is from the Danish edition.
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Praise for The Fallen Angel
"A fun and unique series with well developed characters, lots of humor and fascinating details in the worldbuilding...Another phenomenal instalment."
Papertea & Bookflowers