The Die of Death (book)

*This article is about the book* The Die of Death *by Kenneth B. Andersen. For the object in the story, go to Death's die.*

The following information is based on events in *The Die of Death* and contain spoilers.

* To be announced (English translation)

* October 11, 2018 (English ebook)

***The Die of Death*** (Danish: *Dødens terning*) is a fantasy novel written by Kenneth B. Andersen originally published in Danish in 2007, and is the second book in the *Great Devil War* series. The book is a direct sequel to *The Devil's Apprentice* and shows how Philip Engel is coping with his visit to Hell in the living world, and how he has started to finally make friends. But as Death's die is stolen, Philip is brought back to the afterlife to aid in retrieving it.

The book was released in English on October 11, 2018 in e-book form, with a translation by Pia Møller.
 A print-on-demand paperback edition was released on October 19, 2018.

The book along with the rest of *The Great Devil War* and Kenneth B. Andersen's other books translated into English were pulled from Amazon in December of 2020 after Kenneth B. Andersen signed with an American literary agent, Jennifer Lyons, planning to find a traditional publisher for the books instead. He hopes that it will happen soon.

An excerpt in English is available at Kenneth B. Andersen's official website.

## Description

### Original

Philip has returned to life following his experiences as the Devil’s apprentice, and his memories of that time remain deeply embedded in him. He misses his friends in Hell. But suddenly, when disaster strikes the entire underworld—and life itself—he gets the opportunity to return. Death’s die has been stolen, and immortality is spreading across the globe. The Grim Reaper needs Philip’s help, but in Death’s basement Philip makes a horrible discovery...

*The Die of Death* is volume 2 of *The Great Devil War* series.

### October 11, 2018

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 Die of Death* is volume 2 in *The Great Devil War* series.

## Characters (in order of appearance)

* Philip Engel
* Sabrina
* Nick
* Mr. Johnson, Philip's math teacher
* Martin
* Vernon
* Sam
* Philip Engel's mother
* Mortimer, Death
* Satina
* The Hel Horse
* Tempus
* A lost condemned
* A vampire
* Grumblebeard

## English translation

*The Die of Death*, the first novel of the *Great Devil War* series, came out in English in ebook format on October 11, 2018 through Amazon Kindle, along with the installment before it, *The Devil's Apprentice*. Both books were set to be released on October 11, 2018, but the release took place one day early.

*The Die of Death*, the second novel of the *Great Devil War* series, is set to come out in English October 12, 2018, along with the first installment *The Devil's Apprentice*.

For years, the original Danish publication house Høst & Søn had been trying to shop the series around to English language publishers after having the first book translated by author and professional translator K. E. Semmel. They did eventually find someone, and the first novel, *The Devil's Apprentice*, was set to come out in fall of 2015, but it fell through.

On June 15, 2018, Kenneth B. Andersen revealed on his Instagram that the two first books of the *Great Devil War* series, *Djævelens lærling* (*The Devil's Apprentice*) and *Dødens terning* (*The Di(c)e of Death*), would be released in English in fall of 2018.

On June 14, 2018 an official English Facebook page for *The Great Devil War* had been launched, which gave the release date for the books as October 5, 2018. An announcement was published to the page on June 17, 2018 that stated that *The Devil's Apprentice* and *The Di(c)e of Death* will be released as e-books and print-on-demand.

Although the English title of *Dødens terning* was originally chosen as *The Dice of Death*, Kenneth B. Andersen decided to change it to *The Die of Death* after receiving feedback from both Danish and English readers who felt "die" was more appropriate, as "dice" is technically grammatically the plural of "die" and might confuse a reader if only a single die appeared in the story.

On August 17, 2018 Kenneth B. Andersen announced on his Facebook page that he had launched a new official English website. On it, *The Die of Death* and *The Devil's Apprentice* are listed with their release dates, and all the remaining *Great Devil War* books are listed with approximate release dates.

On August 21, 2018 Kenneth B. Andersen posted an image on his Facebook page and the official English *Great Devil War* Facebook page of the title page of *The Die of Death*, announcing that he is currently proofreading the translation. The image also revealed the translator of the book to be Pia Møller. On the front page of the website reads that the books will be released through Amazon.com.

On October 5, 2018, it was announced on the English Great Devil War Facebook page that the release of the books had been pushed back to October 12, 2018 due to some unforeseen difficulties with the books. As a compensation, the first four chapters of *The Devil's Apprentice* had been put up on Kenneth B. Andersen's website for free.

On October 11, 2018 the book was released on Amazon Kindle, one day early. The print-on-demand version is set to be released sometime next week. A print-on-demand paperback edition was released on October 19, 2018 through Amazon.com.

## References

1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 *The Die of Death* on Amazon Kindle.
2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 Kenneth B. Andersen on Facebook: Proofreading The Die of Death and reveal of Pia Møller as translator.
3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 The Great Devil War on Facebook: Paperback out October 19, 2018.
4. ↑ 4.0 4.1 *The Die of Death* paperback on Amazon.
5. ↑ Publishing rights inquiry contact information on Kenneth B. Andersen's official English website.
6. ↑ Kenneth B. Andersen pulls *Great Devil War* books from Amazon after signing with American literary agent in an attempt to find a traditional publisher, Kenneth B. Andersen's Danish Facebook page. December 11, 2020..
7. ↑ Kenneth B. Andersen pulls *Great Devil War* books from Amazon after signing with American literary agent in an attempt to find a traditional publisher, Kenneth B. Andersen's English Facebook page. December 22, 2020..
8. ↑ 8.0 8.1 8.2 Official English Great Devil War Facebook page gives release date of October 5, 2018 (outdated release date).
9. ↑ 9.0 9.1 9.2 *The Great Devil War* on Facebook: Books delayed due to unforseen difficulties, free 4-chapter excerpt released.
10. ↑ PublishingPerspectives.com: Devilish Danish Bestselling Kids Series Seeks English Readers.
11. ↑ Blurb about *The Devil's Appeentice* on K. E Semmel's official website.
12. ↑ Kenneth B. Andersen on Facebook: *The Devil's Apprentice* set to be released in fall 2015 (outdated).
13. ↑ Kenneth Bøgh Andersen on Instagram: The Devil's Appeentice and The Di(c)e of Death to be relesed in English fall 2018.
14. ↑ Official English Great Devil War Facebook page: The Devil's Apprentice and The Di(c)e of Death will be released as ebooks and print-on-demand.
15. ↑ Kenneth B. Andersen on Facebook: Crowdsourcing reader feedback on whether to go with The Dice or Die of Death.
16. ↑ Kenneth B. Andersen on Facebook: A decision has been made on the title of The Dice of Death.
17. ↑ Kenneth B. Andersen on Facebook: Reveals new cover for The Dice of Death, now called The Die of Death.
18. ↑ Kenneth B. Andersen on Facebook: Launching new official English author website.
19. ↑ Kenneth B. Andersen's new official English website.
20. ↑ Book listing on new official English website.
21. ↑ Great Devil War Facebook page: Proofreading The Die of Death.
22. ↑ Kenneth B. Andersen's website, front page.
23. ↑ Free online excerpt of chapter 1-4 of *The Devil's Apprentice* at Kenneth B. Andersen's official website.
24. ↑ Kenneth B. Andersen on Instagram: Soo excited about this! Out now as e-books on Amazon! Print-on-demand next week! 11 October 2018.