YMMV / Lilith (1895)

• Author Tract: The book is very much an explication of Macdonald's beliefs about God and the afterlife, which had gotten him into some trouble in his earlier career as a pastor. For the most part there's too much fantasy adventuring going on for it to be obvious, but characters do break into lectures now and again.
• Values Resonance: While modern westerners generally see the myth of Lilith as misogynistic for reasons shown in the myth's YMMV page, Macdonald's version softens this considerably and is even rather progressive for 1895. In contrast to his demand for subservience in the myth, here Adam simply says they broke up because "I would love and honor you, but not obey and worship you." And in fact, Vane plots to replace her with a different female ruler, who accompanies him into battle, while Mara turns out to be more powerful than both of them. Lilith's lustiness is also greatly downplayed, so the Sex Is Evil implications disappear.