![]() ![]() Show More them into learning vast amounts of mystical things, from healing to languages to the art of war but with his disappearance, worse things are stirring. What she doesn't realize is that her victory may come at a n unacceptable price-because in becoming God, she's forgotten a great deal about being human. As Carolyn gathers the tools she needs for battle to come, fierce competitors for this prize align against her. ![]() And if God is truly dead, the only thing that matters is who will inherit his library-and with it, power over all creation. ![]() Sometimes, they've wondered if their cruel tutor might secretly be God. They've studied the books in his library and learned some of the secrets behind his equally ancient power. Instead, she and her adopted siblings have been raised according to Father's ancient Pelapi customs. In the years since Father took her in, Carolyn hasn't gotten out much. And when he was disobeyed, the consequences were terrible. That was a long time ago, of course-before that time she calls "adoption day," when she and a dozen other children found themselves being raised by a man they learned to call father. After all, she was a normal American herself, once. She likes guacamole and cigarettes and steak. ![]() Carolyn's not so different from the other human beings around her. Neil Gaiman meets Joe Hill in this astonishingly original, terrifying, and darkly funny contemporary fantasy. ![]()
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