Gods & monsters : unclean spirits

Life Begins When Your Boss Is Killed. Five Years Ago, Cason Cole Walked Away From His Wife And Son And Became A Chew Toy To An Actual God. Now, As The Being He Both Loves And Hates Lies Dying At His Feet, The Explosion Still Ringing In His Ears, Cason Is Finally Free. For The Past Thirty Years, Gods And Monsters Have Walked Among Us, Making Us Their Pawns And Playthings. But Mortals Aren’t The Poor Things They Were In Aeons Past. It’s Time For Payback. Includes Bonus Novella Drag Hunt By Pat Kelleher Someone Has Stolen Coyote’s Penis. His Quest To Retrieve It—his Latest Victim, Richard Greene, In Tow—will Drag Him Into A Terrifying Conspiracy. Saving The World Is Going To Take Everything In His Bag Of Tricks—and He’s Suffering From The Ultimate Performance Anxiety. “ultra-twisted.” Charlie Jane Anders, Io9 “a Grittier Version Of American Gods... Unclean Spirits Is A Lesson In How To Write Godpunk.” Starburst Magazine “there Is A Powerful Edge To Wendig’s Writing, A Unique Voice That Stands Apart. This Voice Is Dark, Gritty, Dirty Almost, But Elegant And Rich And Absorbing.” Sfbook Reviews "Five years ago, it all went wrong for Cason Cole. He lost his wife and son, lost everything, and was bound into service to a man who chews up human lives and spits them out, a predator who holds nothing dear and respects no law. Now, as the man he both loves and hates lies dying at his feet, the sounds of the explosion still ringing in his ears, Cason is finally free. The gods and goddesses are real. A polytheistic pantheon?a tangle of divine hierarchies?once kept the world at an arm?s length, warring with one another for mankind?s belief and devotion. It was a grim and bloody balance, but a balance just the same. When one god triumphed, driving all other gods out of Heaven, it was back to the bad old days: cults and sycophants, and the terrible retribution the gods visit on those who spite them. None of which is going to stop Cason from getting back what?s his ..."-- Provided by publisher Five years ago, it all went wrong for Cason Cole. He lost his wife and son, lost everything, and was bound into service to a man who chews up human lives and spits them out, a predator who holds nothing dear and respects no law. Now, as the man he both loves and hates lies dying at his feet, the sounds of the explosion still ringing in his ears, Cason is finally free. The gods and goddesses are real. A many-headed pantheon?a tangle of divine hierarchies?once kept the world at arm's length, warring with one another for mankind's belief and devotion. It was a grim and bloody balance, but a balance just the same. When one god triumphed, driving all other gods out of Heaven, it was back to the bad old days: cults and sycophants, and the terrible retribution the gods visit on those who spite them. None of which is going to stop Cason from getting back what's his.. Life begins when your boss is killed. Five years ago, Cason Cole walked away from his wife and son and became a chew toy to an actual god. Now, as the being he both loves and hates lies dying at his feet, the explosion still ringing in his ears, Cason is finally free . For the past thirty years, gods and monsters have walked among us, making us their pawns and playthings. But mortals aren't the poor things they were in aeons past. It's time for payback. Includes Bonus Novella Drag Hunt by Pat Kelleher Someone has stolen Coyote's penis. His quest to retrieve it#8212;his latest victim, Richard Greene, in tow#8212;will drag him into a terrifying conspiracy. Saving the world is going to take everything in his bag of tricks#8212;and he's suffering from the ultimate performance anxiety