![]() ![]() The only one able to hear him is the humble Brutha, a novice who’s about to embark on an incredible adventure together, unfortunately for him, with the powerful Quisitor Vorbis. There’s a problem: no one actually listens to Om and hardly anyone even believes in him anymore! And since the gods’ power depends on how many people believe in them, Om is weak, so weak that he’s embodied in a small turtle. This is very important, since every new prophet usually adds new teachings and laws to an already infinite list since he’s considered as the bearer of the true word of Om. Everyone’s expecting the seventh prophet in the Year of the Hypothetical Serpent. Omnia is a theocracy led by the Church of the great God Om. ![]() 1 Come to think of it, it’s also the perfect book to enter the universe created by Terry Pratchett: it’s a fantasy story, it’s an epic one, it features Discworld places that are mentioned in other books ( Omnia, for example), and it showcases how the author’s satire can be pungent without weighing down the narrative.īut let’s start with a hint of the plot. ![]() Small Gods is the thirteenth book in the Discworld saga and the third not to have recurring characters as protagonists such as the wizards of Unseen University, the witches of Lancre, the guards of Ankh-Morpork or Death. ![]()
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