Aloha from Hell

By: Richard Kadrey

Narrated by: MacLeod Andrews

Length: 14 hrs and 8 mins

Publisher's summary

In Sandman Slim Stark came back from hell for revenge. In Kill the Dead he tackled both a zombie plague and being Lucifer’s bodyguard.

Once again all is not right in L.A. Lucifer is back in Heaven, God is on vacation, and an insane killer mounts a war against both Heaven and Hell. Stark’s got to head back down to his old stomping grounds in Hell to rescue his long lost love, stop an insane serial killer, prevent both Good and Evil from completely destroying each other, and stop the demonic Kissi from ruining the party for everyone. Even for Sandman Slim, that’s a tall order. And it’s only the beginning.

©2011 Richard Kadrey (P)2011 Brilliance Audio, Inc.

Critic reviews

“Don’t compare Kadrey’s prose with Stephenie Meyer’s, or even Joss Whedon’s Buffy the Vampire Slayer. Those works are mere fluffy soap operas next to Kadrey’s writing.” ( Seattle Post-Intelligencer)

Getting better.

The story is getting more developed as it goes along. With this entry this isn't Dresden.

The narrator is awesome!

I’ve listened to hundreds of audio books and there are some awesome narrators out there, but Andrews is head and shoulders above the rest. I mean the book is funny and is good, but this might be the first time I’d recommend listening to it over reading it. He either is from LA or has the best LA accent ever. I’m from Cali and I know an LA accent. He uses his cadence and tone to perfection and his delivery of the jokes gets better every book. I’m about to start the next one, but I’m not sure it’s gonna get better than that performance. Wow. Highly recommend this series but the narrator is A plus plus.

LOVE IT!

I was trying to come up with some clever headline for my review, but the overall picture is that I just love this series!
As in the two previous books, the writing is so good with all the wonderful ruminations of the lead character, done in first person perspective. I loved his inner turmoil, his wrestling with his good/bad self, his take on the world, people, monsters, the devil and god. And the story still moved along at a fast pace and I never lost interest in this extraordinary character.
I cannot say enough about MacLeod Andrew's performance. His narration makes the character absolutely come alive. I wonder if reading it would have the same impact, but I think the experience would be quite different. His smokey, growling voice conjures up vivid images and that perfect sarcastic humor just swept me away.
I would love this series to be made into a movie. It is so visual and such rich material, it would make a terrific film.
And if only MacLeod Andrews looks anything like his voice, he could play Sandman Slim!

kadrey & Andrews are incredible

Kadrey's writing is both action packed and subtly beautiful. Macleod Andrews brings his work to life like no one else. The characters are complex, conflicted and excrutiatingly human, yet the story delivers larger than life obstacles, fantastical settings, and epic, world threatening battles.

Looking for action, fantasy, gritty realism and characters to fall in love with? Stop looking. You found it.

Sandman Slim!

If you're a fan of the Sandman Slim series, then Book #3 will not disappoint you. I'd read about four or five other audiobooks between Books #2 and #3, but it didn't take long for me to become enthralled again by the Sandman. If you're familiar with the Joe Ledger series, then you'll know what I mean when I say that just as Ray Porter is the one and only Joe Ledger, so is MacLeod Andrews the one and only Sandman Slim!

Each book flows one to the other and some of the plot twists have actually caused me to rewind by 30 seconds or more just to be sure I heard what I heard because it had taken me by surprise. The characterizations and narration is always spot-on. Casabian is a real hoot. Lucifer, who we met more fully in Book #2, sounds exactly like I would expect the Devil to sound, so silky smooth-like, he'd have you happily signing over your childrens' trust funds, handing him the keys to your house and your car, and thinking it was all your own idea.

All in all, I think everyone should have a little Sandman Slim in their lives. Do right by him and he'll do right by you.

Well, I'm off to Book #4 now.

Happy reading!

favorite books ever!

Narrator has a fantastic way with Kadreys words. I've never been more impressed with character development and the presentation of it through the narrator. Ill love this series till the day i die. Fan for life.

Omg! Its amazing!

Best book so far! It has everything! Love, sex, fighting and of course, Angels and Hellions!

Great Second Novel

Phenomenal novel, great voice actor, and a good story. Perfect continuation of the first book, a little light on the relative "epicness" in villain, but a great ending.

Smart, sarcastic, dark and bloody hilarious

I honestly can't get enough of Sandman Slim, literally. One of my favorite series of all time and my favorite narrator. I've read and/or listened to each book many times over and will continue to do so, they never get old. Smart, saracastic, dark and full of one liners that keep me laughing even when I've closed the book for the 5th time.

Tries too hard to be what it already is

I almost feel like a different author write this book than the first two. Stylistically they are the same but about half way through Stark starts seem as though his behavior has been written to fit the story rather than being driven by his desires. He just doesn't seem like the guy he was in the first two novels. Then he tries to make up for it with contrived Stark comments and ranting about irrelevant things. The whole thing feels contrived. Not to spoil anything, but what Stark does in the end just doesn't seem like something he would do.