The God Engines

Name: The God Engines
Brand: Brilliance Audio
Availability: InStock
Rating: 3 (1 reviews)
Author: John Scalzi
ISBN: 9781441890832

Author: John Scalzi

Narrator: Christopher Lane

Unabridged: 3 hr

Format: Digital Audiobook (DRM Protected)

Publisher: Brilliance Audio

Published: 12/15/2010

Categories: Fiction, Science Fiction

Synopsis

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 bestselling, 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.© 2009 by John Scalzi. ℗ 2010 Brilliance Audio, all rights reserved.

About John Scalzi

JOHN SCALZI is one of the most popular SF authors of his generation. His debut Old Man's War won him the John W. Campbell Award for Best New Writer. His New York Times bestsellers include The Last Colony, Fuzzy Nation,and Redshirts (which won the 2013 Hugo Award for Best Novel), and 2020's The Last Emperox. Material from his blog, Whatever, has also earned him two other Hugo Awards. Scalzi also serves as critic-at-large for the Los Angeles Times. He lives in Ohio with his wife and daughter.

Reviews

AudiobooksNow review by Dutch on 2015-07-01 10:50:00

Its hard to believe that the author of thoroughly entertaining sci fi novels like Agent to the Stars and Fuzzy Nation could write this dull, miserable novella. But listening to the overblown, over dramatized reading by Christopher Lane turns this very poor little book into an excruciating experience. If these comments peak your curiosity and make you wonder, Could it really be that bad? then I am truly sorry. Please believe that this is nothing like the good work of John Scalzi, and that the reading by Mr. Lane only makes a bad story that much worse.

Goodreads review by Heidi on July 28, 2021

In the world of The God Engines, beings called gods power the ships that take humanity between the stars. How the world became this way is not for Captain Tephe to question, instead it is a matter of faith. As part of Tephe's service and devotion to his own deity, he has to keep the being that powers......more

Goodreads review by Sandi on December 28, 2010

I really like John Scalzi's books. Although they aren't great literature, they have been reliably entertaining. So, I was delighted to find a copy of The God Engines at my public library. From the get-go, I didn't like this novella at all. At 130-odd pages, including pictures and blank pages, I shou......more