The God Engines
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Cover of first edition (hardcover) | |
| Author | John Scalzi |
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| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
| Genre | Science fiction novella |
| Publisher | Subterranean Press |
Publication date | 2009 |
| Media type | Print (Hardback & Paperback) |
| Pages | 136 |
| ISBN | 978-1-59606-299-3 |
The God Engines is a science fiction novella by John Scalzi published in 2009.[1] It was nominated for the 2009 Hugo Award for Best Novella.
Synopsis
The story takes place in a universe where space travel is accomplished by chaining intelligent, human-like creatures called gods to a spacecraft and torturing them to drive the ship. The people are ruled by an organization called the Bishopry Militant, who worship a powerful being. Captain Ean Tephe is completely faithful to the Bishopry, but his faith comes under test when he is assigned a secret mission which his ship's god seems to have a keen interest in.
Author's comment
"I wanted to write that because I was being pigeonholed as a writer who wrote funny stuff . . . I went to Bill Schafer, the publisher of Subterranean, and said, “I want to write something horrible where everybody dies at the end,” and he’s like, “Yes!” And so I did. " [2]
References
- ↑ Scalzi, John (2009-12-01). The God Engines. Subterranean Press. ISBN 978-1-59606-299-3.
- ↑ Sci-fi author John Scalzi on the future of publishing: ‘I aspire to be a cockroach’ at The Verge
External links
- Editorial Reviews at Amazon