The Ladder in the Sky

A young man must deal with the consequences of a demonic possession—from the science fiction author whose "best writing is turbo-charged with ideas" (BBC).

In The Ladder in the Sky, a starving youth, trapped in poverty and with no hope of escape, is taken prisoner and offered up in an actual "deal with the devil,"—servitude for a year and a day in return for helping a resistance group free their imprisoned planetary leader. When he returns to consciousness, he is told that the devil has ...