Deus Irae - Softcover

Dick, Philip K.; Zelazny, Roger

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0547572220 ISBN 13: 9780547572222

Publisher: Mariner Books Classics, 2013

Synopsis

An artist searches for God so he can paint his portrait in Philip K. Dick’s collaboration with Roger Zelazny.

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.

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Book Description

Vintage paperback, 2003Previous ISBN: 978-1-400-03007-1

From the Back Cover

[headline] Two masters of science fiction collaborate on one wild post-apocalyptic story.

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.  

PHILIP K. DICK (1928–1982) wrote 121 short stories and 45 novels and is considered one of the most visionary authors of the twentieth century. His work is included in the Library of America and has been translated into more than twenty five languages. Eleven works have been adapted to film, including Blade Runner (based on Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep?), Total Recall, Minority Report, and A Scanner Darkly.

 

ROGER ZELAZNY was the author of the Chronicles of Amber novels, as well as numerous other classic science fiction and fantasy novels and short stories over a three decade career. He won the Nebula Award three times and the Hugo Award six times.

Edition details

• Publisher: Mariner Books Classics
• Publication date: 2013
• ISBN 10: 0547572220
• ISBN 13: 9780547572222
• Binding: Paperback
• Language: English
• Number of pages: 240