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618 pages, Paperback
First published July 1, 2013
"We could always invent God."And so the ruse begins. The group decides to construct a religion whose keystone, naturally, is donating lots and lots of money to the church, but is also
"Tailored precisely to the needs and expectations of the customer. That's where all the old religions screwed up, you see; they weren't planned or custom-fitted, they just sort of grew."All too soon, the scheme is taking on a life of its own. I found Eps to be an extremely entertaining character, and not just because I somehow gave him the voice of Bertie Wooster. The story pokes good-natured fun at several well-known religions, but never crosses into offensiveness. I found "The Sun and I" to be one of the highlights of the collection, and it definitely pushed Parker's Engineer Trilogy up my to-read list.