The God Engines
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The God Engines
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Narrated by:
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Christopher Lane
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By:
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John Scalzi
About this listen
Captain Ean Tephe is a man of faith, whose allegiance to his lord and to his ship is uncontested. The Bishopry Militant knows this — and so, when it needs a ship and crew to undertake a secret, sacred mission to a hidden land, Tephe is the captain to whom the task is given.
Tephe knows from the start that his mission will be a test of his skill as a leader of men and as a devout follower of his god. It’s what he doesn’t know that matters: to what ends his faith and his ship will ultimately be put — and that the tests he will face will come not only from his god and the Bishopry Militant, but from another, more malevolent source entirely....
Author John Scalzi has ascended to the top ranks of modern science fiction with the best-selling, Hugo-nominated novels Old Man’s War and Zoe’s Tale. Now he tries his hand at fantasy, with a dark and different novella that takes your expectations of what fantasy is and does, and sends them tumbling.
Say your prayers... and behold The God Engines.
©2010 John Scalzi (P)2010 Brilliance Audio, Inc.What listeners say about The God Engines
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Overall5 out of 5 stars
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- Kimbaleen
- 09-11-2022
Great story
If you’ve enjoyed Roger Zelaznys lord of light you’ll enjoy this story. As with lord of light I personally think that there would be much more to tell. Cheers and happy reading 😁
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Overall3 out of 5 stars
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- Anonymous User
- 10-12-2019
Potential not realised.
A very interesting story premise. However the story feel not realised as many interesting elements and character growth are skipped over in favor of exposition and reaching the next story beat.
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Overall1 out of 5 stars
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Performance3 out of 5 stars
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Story1 out of 5 stars
- Kimberley Connery
- 01-06-2024
Disappointed and confused
I am a massive John Scalzi fan. I did not enjoy this particular excursion into his worlds. I’ve listened to just over the halfway point, and find I am confused, and to be honest with myself, disinterested.
I’m not sure if the narration style is helping or off-putting.
The story elements are confusing.
Scalzi has used nomenclature that adds to the confusion - he has substituted words with other meanings to create a world - but I feel like I need a glossary to follow it all - a ‘talent’ is a necklace, the Righteous is a ship, a rookery is a brothel - it’s just an overwhelming level of world building for a 3ish hour story.
Unfortunately, I’m calling it quits now, and will not be finishing this one.
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