
The God engines
by John Scalzi · first published 2009
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Devoted to the Bishopry Militant and to his crew, ship captain Ean Tephe is given a secret mission to a hidden land.
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…company :) * In that cyberpunk vein, I only recently read Hardwired and it was surprisingly good; first few pages felt like a bit of a variation on the theme, but then it built its own identity. * The God Engines by Scalzi. ~50 page novella (novelette?). It's a... sci fi fantasy religious tale of space travel and manifested gods? It's different and inventive and sobering and one of those books that you put down…
on “Ask HN: Any interesting books you have read lately?” ↗Rest of the series is pretty decent up to last book which is a collection of stories. My favourite though is the independent novella God Engines.
on “GeForce Now: A Review” ↗…Sheep?" "Stranger in a Strange Land" "The City and the Stars" "Childhood's End" "Anathem" "Eifelheim" "A Case of Conscience" "VALIS" trilogy "The Book of Strange New Things" "Behold The Man" "The God Engines" "Book of the New Sun" "The Parable of the Sower" "The Dosadi Experiment" "Grass" "Project Pope" "Calculating God" "Factoring Humanity" "Jesus on Mars" "Surface Detail
on “Ask HN: Books that gave you different perspective on religion” ↗…SMBC guy A book that presents an argument in favor of more open immigration policies. "Snow Crash" and "Neuromancer" Classic cyberpunk novels, recommended for annual re-reading by the commenter. "The God Engines" by John Scalzi A novella that is described as a sci-fi fantasy religious tale of space travel and manifested gods. Culture Series by Iain M. Banks A series of space opera novels set in a post-scarcity…
on “Ask HN: Any interesting books you have read lately?” ↗