{"product_id":"godfree-beelzebubs-masquerade-9781639014798","title":"Godfree Beelzebub's Masquerade","description":"\u003cp\u003eBeelzebub is the founder and current headmaster of the order of the Fly, \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ea demented court of demons in Hell. He fell from grace with God after killing\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ehis older brother, Dagon, with an Archangel Blade. Believing that God may\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003enever forgive him for killing Dagon, Beelzebub sets himself upon a course of evil\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eand duplicitous misdeeds here on Earth. Initially, he finds Nero, Caesar of Rome, \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ewhom he happily touches.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eOver time and through history, Beelzebub touches and creates Attila the Hun, \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eGenghis Khan, Vlad Prince of Wallachia, King Leopold II of Belgium, Maximilien\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eRobespierre, Joe Stalin, Adolf Hitler, and Pol Pot.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAfter two thousand years of evil duty and tired of bloodshed, violence, and death, \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBeelzebub lands in San Francisco and finds a hopeless attorney, Richard H. Daily, \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003esuffering from losing his wife and son to an unsolved hit and run head-on car accident.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBeelzebub decides to touch Richard, erasing his memories, possibly out of guilt.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWith no memory of his impressive past, Beelzebub uses Richard as his patsy to\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eplay with human character flaws: greed, pride, incompetence, and stupidity, \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eas a new form of evil entertainment.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWhen human tragedies begin to occur: wildfire, social injustice, murder, and riot, \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBeelzebub's hold over Richard starts to take a back seat, fall apart amd weaken.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eEventually, with the help of Archangels Gabriel and Raphael, an old lover, and a\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003emysterious Jesuit priest, Richard slowly discovers that Beelzebub has duped him.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eTo send Beelzeub back to Hell, Richard's old friends and secret partners must trick him\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ewith a confidence game to get close enough to use the Archangel Blade.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eHowever, fooling the greatest trickster of all time will take untapped courage and\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003enewfound faith in God and humanity to save Richard's soul. Ultimately, only true love\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ecan save Richard from Beelzebub - The original Lord of the Flies.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eGodfree Beelzebub's Masquerade is a suspenseful, multilayered examination of the\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ehuman condition as seen through the eyes of the fallen angel Beelzebub and the\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003elives of the people he touches. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Global Summit House\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 06\/22\/2021\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781639014798\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 198\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.02lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.63d","brand":"John F. Morken","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":40423343587509,"sku":"9781639014798","price":19.54,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0473\/0804\/6492\/products\/img_5e5ca12c-388d-43ad-86f0-b642b5dcbdf1.jpg?v=1625576679","url":"https:\/\/pastforward.org\/products\/godfree-beelzebubs-masquerade-9781639014798","provider":"Past Forward","version":"1.0","type":"link"}