The Revolt of The Angels

“No—we will not conquer the heavens. Enough to have the power. War engenders war, and victory defeat. God, conquered, will become Satan; Satan, conquering, will become God. May the fates spare me this terrible lot.”Revolt of the Angels is a novel by French author Anatole France, first published in 1914. This edition features the 1922 translation by Mrs Wilfrid Jackson. The novel is a retelling of the classic story of the angelic war in Heaven between those led by Archangel Michael and fallen angel Satan.It relates the tale of Arcade, guardian angel of Maurice d’Esparvieu, a young and philandering aristocrat.