Interesting little book. The story is one of a people who are able to travel between planets by using imprisoned gods to power their ships (god engines). The people themselves worship a different god and it is their faith in that god which gives power to bind & use these lesser gods.If society is built on faith, to what ends will it go to protect faith, to quell questions? The importance of faith leads to a great deal of metaphors in the book. Faith as power. Faith as a weapon. Faith as a doorway. Faith is everything. Faith is nothing. Another theme woven slyly through the book is that "None of us are all of who we are to any one person". Does a man's commander get to see his tender side? Could a priest have motives other than faith? Does a lover have sides of themselves to reveal?FYI, not for children!! One occupation of characters on the space ships is to satisfy the sensual needs of the crew. I knew @scalzi's work by way of Old Man's War, and this little book does not disappoint at all. The God's army uses enslaved gods as engines for their enormous ships, and captain Tephe suspects something's wrong with the god assigned to his ship... the mixture between religious fantasy and science fiction is astounding and works better than you would think. The ending is superb. Highly recommended!
What do You think about God Engines, The (2010)?
misfire.. interesting but weak characters undermine the whole thing..
—kdbeta
I׳m a fan of John Scalzi. This was a great disappointment.
—bingkoy
