The Reader Dies First: A Journey Through Purgatory, And Beyond

Life can be hard sometimes. Particularly when it ends, and especially if that end involves being murdered by a deranged, pretentious occult author you thought you could trust. Awakening in Purgatory, you find yourself at the beginning of an adventure you didn't choose, with only one remaining choice: to press on, or to give up. "What did you say about a murder?" you ask. "Nothing," I reply. Unable to recall the memories of your no doubt incredibly fulfilling life, you face a fresh start in a seemingly unsatisfying eternity, and know of only one other who shares your secret. Fortunately for the word count, that fella's a tad restless, and soon yanks you somewhat willingly into a harrowing journey featuring angels, demons, magic, divine bureaucracy, a shotgun-toting restaurateur, a mulch-minded magus, a meek berserker, a lot of other weird nonsense, and the ever-present desire to seek out the very heart of creation. "So it's like a road trip book set in the afterlife?" you say. "Is that all?""...Can you go ahead and hop up on that table for me?" I reply. "This won't take long." Such is life. Or rather, such as it was.