Review: Fantastic book and an Interesting read
Rating: 5 out of 5
Date: 02 22, 2012
Devil's Lair is a well written book and once I started reading it, I couldn't put it down.  The story is based on Dante's Inferno and we meet 4 main characters. Marco da Rama - the last Templar, Nadja the epileptic girl, William the Friar  and Giovanni the poet and an expert on Dante's travels through the gates of Hell.Some of the other reviewers had a problem with the Latin in the book and even complaint about the pages of Latin. But the version I read did not have pages of Latin. Latin was part of the language during that time and fit perfectly with the setting of the story. It wasn't to overpowering that you cannot pick up the story line after you have skipped the Latin. In some cases the translation of Latin to English followed.I played the PS3 game of Dante's Inferno last year, and I don't know if this had helped me understanding the storyline better.  Although the book is not at all like the game, it gives you the background about the 9 levels of hell Dante (and the characters) went through. I just think if you have the background and the history of Dante's Inferno, you will enjoy this book so much more.David Wisehart succeeded in writing a great book. He had a way in using William the Friar to guide the others when they had to confront their own demons and in the same time made me think a little different about some things in live. The ending was not what I have expected at all!!I enjoyed this book very much and will recommend it to anyone.