By the end of the series, however, it is revealed that Hell was not a punishment but a gift: being the furthest possible place from the throne of light, Lucifer could be separated from God as far as possible. Yet he hardly ever manifests this directly, preferring to overcome his enemy's with pure guile and strategy. Dream said saving only the creator, Lucifer is the most powerful being there is and dream knows everything means only the creator can beat Lucifer and the rest can not.

He is never without the formidable resources of his brilliant intellect and his unbending will or inner strength, which allowed him to defy and confront his Father, as well as many other formidable opponents, without fear or doubt.As for the Endless themselves, Dream, Death, Delirium and Destiny appear, but their appearances are small and rare. However, the true reasons why he favors light and fire are partially explained in the story "Lilith" (from The Wolf Beneath the Tree).

Despite his theological title as the "Lord of Lies", the refusal to lie is central to the moral position of the character – he sees himself as a neutral or amoral facilitator of forces within individuals, and Lucifer actively and effectively combats what he regards as corrupting moral codes. Todos estos elementos van entretejiendo un argumento que adquiere más y más intriga a medida que pasan las páginas y que jamás aburre. a Born in Liverpool, England, Carey worked as a teacher for fifteen years before gaining regular work writing for several independent companies.

No, he is not a diplomat and neither is he a human being and in fact I am not entirely certain if I can refer to this person as a ‘he’. And while I wasn't as enthralled by it as they were, it did prompt me to check out the source material. I like that even though this spins out of Sandman Seasons of Mist, Carey quickly establishes his own mythology and characters.