John Scalzi
The God Engines
Subterranean Press, 2009 (stated; actually not received until 2010)
This novella starts off with a great opening line: “It was time to whip the God.” From there it posits a universe in which humanity’s God has conquered other gods and bound them to servitude, including providing a means of FTL travel. It’s a solid story that moves swiftly, but by the end I thought the setup was a little too simple to be entirely convincing.
Though this is out of print from Subterranean Press (I think the trade is up to third printings now), I still have first printings of both the trade and signed/limited editions for sale via Lame Excuse Books.
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