History Literature / ILucifer

Lucifer accepts this proposal, but with no intention of living a quiet mortal life. Instead, he views the month of mortal existance as a "holiday" from the running of his evil enterprise, intent to indulge every imaginable pleasure of the flesh. However, in an attempt to show the world what it's like to be him, old Luce finds himself slowly learning what it is to be mortal.

A book filled to the brim with clever subversions and dark humour. This quote from critic Stella Duffy sums the book up pretty well: "Lucifer is charming and sexy and very, very funny. Glen Duncan knows way too much and says it far too well... I fear for his soul."

* SenseFreak: Lucifer and angels in general have ''none'' of the five senses when not in a human body, when he takes possession of Declan Gunn's, Lucifer does nothing else but enjoy every sensation a human body has to offer, even the most "insignifant" ones (such as: several ADateWithRosiePalms, spending ''hours'' enjoying the bubbles of a bath and just smelling odours, staring at the sky for several minutes, etc) See TheHedonist above.

* ArsonMurderAndAdmiration: Lucifer actually says the Old Man's quite the artist when it came to creating some of the stunning views he takes in through human eyes. He even admits being impressed at the creation of Adam.

* ManOfWealthAndTaste: Luce refers to himself as this directly whilst also noting that he did not have a part in the song, that was all [[Music/TheRollingStones Mick and Keith]].

* PyrrhicVillainy: No matter how many souls he ensnares and humans he corrupts [[spoiler: Lucifer's victory will be short lived. In fact when he's told God will take Hell and Earth back into his being come Armageddon, erasing them from existence, Satan is informed he will be left ''alone'' in the void should he not seek redemption]].

* NotSoDifferent: Subverted. The Archangel Michael mockingly tells Lucifer they are ''so very much alike''.

[[caption-width-right:208:[[{{Tagline}} Finally, the other side of the story.]]]]

[[caption-width-right:208:[[OlderThanTheyThink Finally]], [[Literature/ParadiseLost the other]] [[Literature/TheBible side]] [[SympathyForTheDevil of the story.]]]]

* {{Satan}}: [[SarcasmMode You think?]]

%%* SympatheticPOV / SympathyForTheDevil: As expected from a book narrated by Lucifer.

->''"I, Lucifer, Fallen Angel, Prince of Darkness, Bringer of Light, Ruler of Hell, Lord of the Flies, Father of Lies, Apostate Supreme, Tempter of Mankind, Old Serpent, Prince of This World, Seducer, Accuser, Tormentor, Blasphemer, and without doubt Best Fuck in the Seen and Unseen Universe (ask Eve, that minx)..."''

''[[ICommaNoun I, Lucifer]]'' is a novel written by Glen Duncan in 2003. It's told entirely from the perspective of [[{{Satan}} Lucifer]] himself while he's inhabiting the body of one [[SignificantAnagram Declan Gunn]]. {{God}} has unexpectedly decided to offer the fallen angel a chance at redemption. The deal is simple: inhabit a mortal body for a month, remain relatively sin-free, and then you're allowed entry to paradise once more.

* CassandraTruth: [[spoiler: Satan casually informs several people of his actual indentity and they either laugh it off as dark comedy or eccentricity on his part. This includes the people who want to make a ''movie about him'']].
* ComfortFood: After all the fancy cuisine Lucifer samples, he claims that his favorite food is ice-cream.

* DealWithTheDevil: It's mentioned that the contracts signed when selling your soul are merely symbollic. The physical act of signing is all that matters.

* SympatheticPOV / SympathyForTheDevil: As expected from a book narrated by Lucifer.

* UtopiaJustifiesTheMeans: The Old Man's actions are often painted in this light.

* JesusWasWayCool: Not so much averted as utterly destroyed. Not only does Jesus come off as wierd and ''very'' creepy in heaven, he also comes off as a bit of a know-it-all prick.

* AuthorAvatar: Declan Gunn. See SignificantAnagram below.
* Literature/TheBible: Several major events mentioned in the bible are told from Luce's viewpoint with him telling it differently or simply pointing out the hypocrisy involved.

* DepravedBisexual: Lucifer.

* SelfInflictedHell: Lucifer's actions inflicting angelic pain on himself is a blatant case of this.
** In the [[spoiler:end it's revealed that when given a genuine chance to turn his back on his old ways and have a chance at redemption, Satan rejects it in favour of a FateWorseThanDeath]].

* BiTheWay: Stated that all angels are essentially bisexual.
** EveryoneIsBi: Lucifer then goes on to state that humans are largely bisexual as well, even if they [[SituationalSexuality need the right circumstances]] to bring it out.

''I, Lucifer'' is a novel written by Glen Duncan in 2003. It's told entirely from the perspective of [[{{Satan}} Lucifer]] himself while he's inhabiting the body of one [[SignificantAnagram Declan Gunn]]. {{God}} has unexpectantly decided to offer the fallen angel a chance at redemption. The deal is simple: inhabit a mortal body for a month, remain relatively sin-free, and then you're allowed entry to paradise once more.

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* ArchangelMichael

* AuthorAvatar: Declan Gunn.

* TheCorrupter
* CryForTheDevil: [[spoiler: Raphael]]
* DeadpanSnarker: Satan, in spades.

* DontYouDarePityMe: ''"I do not despair."''

* FallenAngel

* ICommaNoun

* TheLegionsOfHell

* SympatheticPOV / SympathyForTheDevil

* PyrrhicVillainy: No matter how many souls he ensares and humans he corrupts [[spoiler: Lucifer's victory will be short lived. In fact when he's told God will take Hell and Earth back into his being come armageddon, erasing them from existance, Satan is informed he will be left ''alone'' in the void should he not seek redemption]].

--> '''[[spoiler: Raphael]]''': However you've thought of it my dear, you've been wrong. [[spoiler:The evil that men do - and I know there's no way of preparing you for this - ''is nothing to do with you.'']]
* {{Satan}}

* SenseFreak: Lucifer and angels in general, have ''none'' of the five senses when not in a human body. When he takes possession of Declan Gunn's, Lucifer does nothing else but enjoy every sensation a human body has to offer, even the most "insignifant" ones (examples include: a series of ADateWithRosiePalms, spending ''hours'' in a bath, staring at the sky for several minustes, etc) See TheHedonist above.

* RageAgainstTheHeavens: This is the Prince of Darkness afterall. Examples range from actual conflict in heaven, [[spoiler: with a ''second'' assault beginning at the end of the novel]] and of course Lucifers day-to-day tempting of souls to hell.
* TheReveal: Complete with plenty of MindScrew, [[spoiler: Raphael informs Lucifer that humans cannot hear him nor be corrupted by his unseen influence. The evil they commit is simply of their own making]].
--> '''[[spoiler: Raphael]]''': However you've thought of it my dear, you've been wrong. [[spoiler:The evil that men do - and i know there's no way of preparing you for this - ''is nothing to do with you.'']]

** In the [[spoiler: end it's revealed that when given a genuine chance to turn his back on his old ways and have a chance at redemption, Satan rejects it in favour of a FateWorseThanDeath]].

* TheStarscream: Lucifer believes that Astaroth will attempt to move aginst him should he learn of his "holiday" in typical Starscream fashion. [[spoiler: In the end it's Uriel, who Lucifer actually thought loyal, moving against him in his absense and Astaroth who ''"fights loyally for the persevation of his sovereignty"'']].

* TheWorldIsJustAwesome: Lucifer when experiencing the world through a humans senses takes utter delight in even the most mundane things. When witnessing the sky from an airplane window while he's in awe, he can't believe some people aren't even bothering to take in the view.
* WorldsMostBeautifulWoman: Eve. She isn't compared to a hollywood icon or super model as Lucifer outright states she'd put any of these women to ''utter shame''. This does appear to be a side effect of her personally being created by God and living in the Garden of Eden, however; Luce mentions that humans got significantly less attractive after they got the boot.

* LiteralGenie: Lucifer doesn't do this every single time, in fact he says he always honors the ''[[ExactWords exact]]'' deal he made. Its not his fault you failed to be specific in how he goes about this. For instance he once [[spoiler: made a deal to make a man more wealthy than his rich father. Satan simply had his contacts make his father go bankrupt]].

* {{Hypocrite}}: The Old Man gets called out on this several times. [[spoiler: Notably interferring in Christ's test of faith, brainwashing Eve and then there's the whole issue of punishing Satan for all time in the void]].

* TheFinalTemptation: The temptation of Christ, [[spoiler: according to Lucifer, never happened as stated in the bible. Satan simply showed Jesus the future his sacrifice would create (mixed with X-rated shots of Mary Magdalene) and even managed to shake his faith. God interrupted by striking the vision with lightning and Jesus promptly told Lucifer to "fuck off" leaving ''the devil'' accussing God of cheating]].

[[caption-width-right:208:[[OlderThanTheyThink Finally]], [[ParadiseLost the other]] [[Literature/TheBible side]] [[SympathyForTheDevil of the story.]]]]

* DepravedBisexual: Lucifer, ''[[SarcasmMode shockingly]]''.

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[[caption-width:208:[[OlderThanTheyThink Finally]], [[ParadiseLost the other]] [[Literature/TheBible side]] [[SympathyForTheDevil of the story.]]]]

--> ''I, Lucifer, Fallen Angel, Prince of Darkness, Bringer of Light, Ruler of Hell, Lord of the Flies, Father of Lies, Apostate Supreme, Tempter of Mankind, Old Serpent, Prince of This World, Seducer, Accuser, Tormentor, Blasphemer, and without doubt Best Fuck in the Seen and Unseen Universe (ask Eve, that minx)...''
--> -- '''Lucifer'''