Lila. A Game of Three Worlds (ePub)

Life ain't what it used to be for the Three Worlds.

They used to carry on quite happily minding their own business.

But now, something strange is afoot.

In paradise, resentment is growing. Disaffected cupids, downsized muses, humans arriving for eternal rest: all are feeling the strain since the authoritarian Theresa took over management of the Sky, banished St. Valentine from the Uniting Hearts Department, and threatened everyone with recycling.

The Nether World, the depository for the Universe's garbage, is now more bizarre than ever due to an increase in unlikely marriages and wandering souls seeking refuge.

And on Earth, Masha, a senior accountant and auditor in Moscow, has yet more heartache to endure as an inexplicable attraction to a kilt-wearing Australian rugby captain threatens to undo her years of therapy.

Worse still, the Higher Powers' hands-off approach has developed into a worrying and unholy silence.

Enter Lila, a mischievous, misfit angel with a strange penchant for all things human.

Only she, it seems, can save the Three Worlds from destruction.

But has she been set up by the cynical Theresa? What are the intentions of the microscopic army that is multiplying? Will Lila's need to discover her true nature put the mission in danger? Will the Ferryman, who has reinvented himself as a rapper, take her where she wants to go in his lift? More importantly, does her guide, the foul-mouthed mutt with a very unusual tail even have a clue where they are going?

Add to this an incomprehensible snail from Cork who wouldn't mind gatecrashing the weirdest rave in the Universe, and you have all the ingredients for a entertaining and compelling adventure brought to life by brilliant illustrations.