Deus Irae

by Philip K. Dick & Roger Zelazny

eVersion 4.0 / Notes at EOF

 

 

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He had prayed for a vision of the new God -- and was answered. . . .

A great clear light formed in the sky above him. Tibor peeped, half blinded, shielded his eyes with the terminal of his left manual gripper. . . . He could make out features on its surface: eyes, a mouth, ears, tangled hair. The mouth was scream­ing at him.

"You mock at me! See what I can do to save you if I wish. How easy it is. Pray!" the face demanded. "On your hands and knees!"

"But," Tibor said, "I have no hands or knees."

All at once, Tibor found himself lifted upward, then set down hard on the grass. Legs. He was kneeling. Only the God of Wrath could do what had just been achieved.

"Pray!" the face instructed. "Pray!"

 

 

PHILIP K. DICK & ROGER ZELAZNY

 

On their own, they have written landmark works that have added whole new dimensions of wonder to the field of science fiction. Now, in Deus Irae, they have created what ALA Booklist calls "the most successful collaboration in years!" -- set in a bizarre world where you will encounter. . .

 

• A bunch of backwoods farmers who happen to be lizards. . .

• A tribe of foul-mouthed giant bugs who worship a dead VW sedan. . .

• An automated factory that can't decide whether to serve its customers -- or kill them.

 

Across this nightmare landscape -- pursued by an avenging angel on a bicycle -- one man makes a painful pilgrimage in search of the one who changed the world so drastically -- the legendary, but very real, God of Wrath. . .

 

All the characters in this book are fictitious, and any

resemblance to actual persons, living or dead, is

purely coincidental.

 

Published by

DELL PUBLISHING CO., INC.

1 Dag Hammarskjold Plaza

New York, N.Y. 10017

 

Copyright © 1976 by Philip K. Dick & Roger Zelazny

All rights reserved. For information contact Doubleday & Company, Inc., New York, N.Y.

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ISBN: 0-440-11838-7

 

Reprinted by arrangement with Doubleday & Company, Inc.

Printed in the United States of America

 

Previous Dell Edition

Two printings

New Dell Edition

First printing-October 1980

 

 

"This novel, in loving memory, is dedicated to Stanley G. Weinbaum, for his having given the world his story "A Martian Odyssey."