book cover of Objects of Worship
 

Objects of Worship

(2009)
A collection of stories by

 
 
Twelve strange, eerie, sensual stories by a bold new voice in weird fiction.

Capricious gods rule a world of women. Zombies breed human cattle. The son of a superhero must decide between his heritage and his religion. Young lovers worship a primordial spider god. The apocalyptic rebirth of the god of the elephants. Monstrous chimeras roam through a devastated future Earth. A retired fisherman caught in the middle of a conflict between gods and superheroes. Teenagers struggle to survive a surreal ice age . . .

with illustrations by Rupert Bottenberg

Table of Contents

Introduction by James Morrow

The Object of Worship

The Ethical Treatment of Meat

Hochelaga and Sons

The Sea, at Bari

The Darkness at the Heart of the World

Spiderkid

Njàbò

A Place Where Nothing Ever Happens

A Visit to the Optometrist

Roman Predator's Chimeric Odyssey

Destroyer of Worlds

This Is the Ice Age

Afterword: Behind the Scenes with Claude Lalumière


Genre: Science Fiction

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