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Chloe
Chloe
2026-06-28 07:44:52
Look, if you want the 72 demon hierarchy, you're not going to find it neatly packaged in a mainstream fantasy novel. The real deal is in occult nonfiction and the original texts—'The Lesser Key of Solomon' is where it's at. Any fiction you find is just borrowing the aesthetics. I've seen a few indie horror authors on Amazon Kindle Unlimited try to build a story around a character summoning or becoming entangled with one specific demon from the list, like a story focused solely on Amdusias or Stolas. Those can be fun for a quick, creepy read, but they're rarely about the entire structure.

Honestly, the concept is probably better served in tabletop RPG campaign settings or video games. I remember some mobile gacha games using the 72 as a collectible roster. For a book that truly centers the hierarchy as a world-building pillar? I'm drawing a blank. It's a cool idea, but the scope is maybe too big for most novelists who need to focus on a tighter cast.
Quincy
Quincy
2026-07-01 04:04:52
Most fiction uses the idea loosely. Richard Kadrey's 'Sandman Slim' series features a bunch of demons and angels with titles, but it's a chaotic, punk version of hell, not a formal hierarchy. For the actual 72, you're better off with occult studies or maybe historical fiction about alchemists. The fictional treatment is always piecemeal.
Quinn
Quinn
2026-07-01 09:49:00
This question sent me down a rabbit hole because I was sure I'd read something! After scouring my shelves and Goodreads, I have to admit I haven't found a novel solely about the 72. However, Susannah Clarke's 'Jonathan Strange & Mr Norrell' has a very Goetic feel to its magic system, with its summoning of fairy gentlemen and historical occult practices—it captures that same vibe of dealing with named, ranked, and capricious entities. It's not the Ars Goetia, but it scratches a similar itch for methodical, historical demonology.

For a direct reference, Clive Barker's 'Hellraiser' stories and the lore around the Cenobites borrow heavily from hierarchical, ritualistic suffering demons, though it's his own creation. Some of the older 'Diablo' novelizations might touch on it, given the game's angelic and demonic hierarchies. But a book where King Bael, Duke Dantalion, and President Foras are all key players in a political intrigue plot in Hell? I wish. The closest might be fragments in paranormal romance where a love interest is a Grand Marquis of Hell, but that's... not quite the same depth. I'd love to be proven wrong if anyone has a title!
Ivan
Ivan
2026-07-02 04:43:57
I actually haven't stumbled across a novel that directly lays out a narrative based on all 72 demons of the Ars Goetia, at least not one that uses the whole hierarchy as its main cast. You mostly get glimpses and references. The occult section in a lot of urban fantasy is littered with them—a Duke of Hell making a pact here, a Marquis causing chaos there. Mike Carey's 'Felix Castor' series has a few pop up as supporting characters or antagonists, but they're more like guest stars than the central plot.

What I have seen a ton of are web serials on platforms like RoyalRoad that borrow the names and titles for their LitRPG or progression fantasy systems. You'll get a 'LitRPG of the 72 Demons' where the protagonist unlocks powers based on them, but the lore is often just a thin veneer over stat screens and level-ups. The classic 'The Lesser Key of Solomon' itself is the original source, but that's a grimoir, not a story. It feels like a missed opportunity; someone could write an amazing ensemble dark fantasy with that roster.

The closest thing that comes to mind for a dedicated narrative might be in some manga or anime adaptations, but even those tend to pick and choose a few prominent ones like Paimon or Baal. A full, novel-length story treating all 72 as characters with their own arcs? I'd read that in a heartbeat, but I don't think it exists yet outside of fan wikis and RPG sourcebooks.
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