Both Poul Anderson's "Operation Changeling" in his Operation Chaos and Alan Moore's "Down Amongst The Dead Men" in his Swamp Thing: Love And Death recount the rescue of an innocent from Hell although every detail differs when two imaginative authors address a common archetypal concept.
The figure in the attached Operation Chaos cover image remarkably resembles a demonized Swamp Thing.
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Kaor, Paul!
There's also Dante's journey thru Hell with Virgil as his guide. And Jerry Pournelle and Larry Niven's INFERNO and ESCAPE FROM HELL, using Dante's work as a template.
I've tried, including reading it all the way thru once and partway a second time, but I gave up on Milton's PARADISE LOST. Unlike Dante's poem, I found Milton's effort heavy, ponderous, boring.
Ad astra! Sean
Sean,
The particular comparison that I was drawing was between rescues of innocents from Hell. In orthodox terms, innocents should not wind up in Hell but fantasy writers make their own rules.
Paul.
Kaor, Puul!
Dang! I missed that obvious point!
Ad astra! Sean
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