Finding Agents in your Genre

It sounds easier than it actually is.

I have found it difficult to figure out what some agents are looking for. Some claim they are okay with dark fantasty but when I submit what I would consider a dark fantasy they tell me they don't represent that Genre. So I try another route, maybe what I have will qualify for urban fantasy, no try again....
So I am finding myself in this rut, because what I have, doesn't really seem to fit in any where, and where I try it out, it is rejected because the agent doesn't "do that genre".
Is their such a catagory as religious fantasy?

I know the question on the tip of your tongue. What's the story about?
The story deals with heaven, hell, and the servants of both competing for the control of the human race.
It is based on religious myth and uses a lot of religious mythology (all religions).
So I am kind of stuck...not knowing where to place it. Its dark, violent, and vile sometimes. So it's no way shape or form for the "christain" market either.

job said:

I imagine you've already thought of this ...

Can you find anything published that is similar to your work?
An author whose writing has the same 'flavor' as your own, if not the same subject.
Those agents might be useful.

The other thing that might possibly be helpful is Publisher's Marketplace. If you don't subscribe, you might try it for a month or two to see if it's of any use to you.

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I have looked but I really can't locate anything. I can find about three different types of novels that if put together would be similar to what I have but, they all have been submitted to completely different publishing houses.
I admit...I am not sure how to locate a particular Author's agent.
That might actually be pretty helpful.