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Gott Mit Uns - Adventures of a Paleolithic Goddess in the Modern World (Paperback)
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This is the story of an 8 1/2 foot penguin, who is a goddess, who
is pursued by two people, who are bureaucrats, through today's
America, including Hollywood. This is a comedy. More specifically,
this is a fantasy satire of the modern world. A world where a
powerful bureaucracy mediates disputes between different gods and
their followers. The book introduces two InterDeitific Conflict
Resolution Agents (IDCRAs) who spend their days processing requests
for personal blessings and curses. But when the resolution agents
mix up requests, a Deity No Longer Worshiped Anymore Resulting in
Curtailment (DIONWARIC) is summoned to the world to resolve a grade
dispute in a religious studies class. To complicate this processing
error even further, the ignored goddess comes to Earth in the form
of an eight-and-a-half-foot penguin. Armed with their new VOCERA
device (Vocal Oversight with Continuously Explained Rules for
Action), the two agents venture forth to bring back the oversized,
flightless bird. They track her through modern academia where the
goddess serves as inspiration, and modern Hollywood where the
Goddess proves to be remarkably effective as both an entertainer at
children's parties and as a consultant on sword and sorcery movies.
They also pass through a modern high school, pie baking competition
and an airplane crash. "In a world where religion is seen as a
'wedge' issue, this play finds humor and room for thought for
people of all persuasions," author Dan McLaughlin says. "It also
looks at what happens to people when filling out forms becomes
their life." The book's inspiration comes from questioning of what
happens when people of different religious faiths pray for varying
results to the same event and why people even bother to pray. "Gott
Mit Uns," reflects on a problematic world where powerful
bureaucracy exists between different gods and what it does to the
people who work there.
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Imprint: |
Createspace Independent Publishing Platform
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Country of origin: |
United States |
Release date: |
October 2010 |
First published: |
October 2010 |
Authors: |
Dan McLaughlin
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Dimensions: |
229 x 152 x 13mm (L x W x T) |
Format: |
Paperback - Trade
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Pages: |
242 |
ISBN-13: |
978-1-4505-4150-3 |
Categories: |
Books >
Fiction >
Genre fiction >
Fantasy
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LSN: |
1-4505-4150-X |
Barcode: |
9781450541503 |
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