Sci-fi

Deus Irae

by Philip K. Dick and Roger Zelazny
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Description

After World War III, the Servants of Wrath cult deified the mysterious Carlton Lufteufel, creator of the doomsday weapon that wiped out much of humanity. But to worship the man, they need an image of him as a god, and no one has ever seen him. So the high priests send a limbless master painter named Tibor McMasters into the wilderness on a mission to find Lufteufel and capture his likeness. Unfortunately for Tibor, the nation's remaining Christians do not want him to succeed and are willing to kill to ensure that the so-called Deus Irae remains hidden. This hallucinatory tale through a nuclear wasteland asks what price the artist must pay for art and tries to figure out just what makes a god.

What it’s like

ViolenceGraphic
CombatWar-Torn
HorrorChilling

Details

First published
August 1976
Pages
192
Reading time
About 4 hours
Format
Novel
Audience
Adult
Publisher
DAW
Language
English
ISBN
9780879978877
Series
Standalone

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