Small Gods

4
based on 1 reviews

Gods need someone to believe to them, people need someone to believe in. It would seem it promisses a long term relationship...

Om had had his good days - millions of believers had been building him temples, he's got his own citadel. Though around him a hierarchy of priests arose, false seers, inquisitors (who had the unique right to check how the open body of living human being appear), and in consequence these millions started to believe - although not less devoutly - in lies.

One day, Om woke in a form of a turtle, with all consequences - the shell, making hard to get up after falling upside down, watching the world for low altitude, and sending the firebolts of a size of a cats fur spark.

With his only true believer, Om goes in quest for a philosopher, to be able to return to former power.

I recommend this polyplotal, colorful and wise story to all of you, and especially to admirers of the history of religion and philosophy.


Readers' comments


In my opinion the best of Pratchett's books.. I wish there were rank 6 because I'd give it, but if there isn't, all I've got left is 5!

[Scorpio, 23.06.2005]



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Small Gods

by 

Terry Pratchett, 1992

Series: 

Discworld

Realm: 

Discworld