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The ancient gods are still among us! After 2,187 years in chains, Hermes--the fun-loving god of stolen kisses, erotic freedom, turmoil, and thievery--is freed. He soon sets out to resurrect the long-forgotten virtues of curiosity, imagination, humor. . .and mischief. Finding the modern age strange and confusing, Hermes catches up with the cultural changes of the last two millenniums by tapping the minds of everyone from graffiti artists to brain specialists. He soon learns that disempowered Zeus has retired to play golf in Missouri and that Hephaestus, the neurotic and cranky god of volcanoes, is plotting the demise of gods and mankind alike. Hermes needs all the impertinence and roguery he can muster for the game of divine poker that will decide the fate of the world, in this swift and amusing fable for the end of the millennium.

"A blithe, inventive fable about the lives of the old Greek and Roman gods in the modern world that also takes some sardonic jabs at contemporary obsessions....Nadolny...manages to keep the narrative swift, lively, and witty in an unforced way."

Kirkus, 06/01/1997

"...Nadolny's spoof of modern civilization doesn't take itself too seriously, and we shouldn't either....Think of it as post-modernist beach reading."

Bill Christophersen, New York Times Book Review, 09/07/1997

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