A fictional account of how Satan came to live inside a computer in the basement of a large mansion, and acquire psychotherapy from a hapless, tormented therapist. Strange and bewildering characters surround him and lives intersect in ways that would drive any sane man mad, but since there appear to be few sane men (or women) in this area, that probably doesn't matter much. In fact, one is tempted to come to the conclusion that the only sane individual in the entire world is Satan himself. A philosophical look at good and bad, right and wrong, sane and insane, with some marginally annoying nods to the mad scientist wanting to take over the world genre. Overall, a solid entry, and easy reading, though for some of us, the sex might be a bit too clearly described. The author is apparently well acquainted with both history and biblical scholarship, at least to the point it had progressed to in the 1980s, and he doesn't hesitate to quote chapter and verse from the book everybody thinks they've read but few really have. It leaves you with the question, who is Satan, really? And who is really the bad guy? ( )