![]() “I think every character is an extension of the author, and I am Michael Childs,” Jackson says. Like Childs, Jackson is an experienced equestrian. His sidekick is Anaba Raines, a Black former Marine and the eponymous Nightmare, whose transformation into a fierce and hellish horse makes her a formidable foe to angels seeking to do Michael harm. The hero is Michael Childs, a Black FBI agent who competes in jousts (at the opening of the book, he shows up at the scene of a grisly murder clad in medieval armor) and who (unbeknownst to him) descends from divinity. But underneath, it is about much more: a son grappling with his father's abandonment, the persecution of “the other” and the revelation that maybe Hell isn't the unremittingly evil place we thought it was. ![]() On the surface, the story is about a series of grisly murders. Jackson puts a fresh spin on biblical characters like Gabriel and Lucifer by turning them into FBI agents, a parish priest, a homeless preacher and other seemingly ordinary folks who pursue ancient vendettas in modern day New York City. ![]() ![]() Jackson’s debut novel Forging a Nightmare (Angry Robot, 2021) immerses the reader in a world of menace-fallen angels and demigods whose history of alliances and resentments stretch to the beginning of time. ![]()
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