Vorbis’ main problem is that he is paying too much attention to the voices inside his own head, thinking that they are actually the voice of Om, which they are not. If the believers start believing in the religion more than they believe in the god, the god begins to fade, and people like Vorbis, the head of the Omnian religion, gain more power. It turns out that a god gets his power from the faith of his believers. The Great God Om begins as a turtle, falling from the sky because he was dropped by an Eagle that wanted to crack open his shell and eat him. It then deals with solving those problems.īrutha begins as a cabbage farmer, at the bottom of the religious hierarchy. This book does not just point out the problems that can arise in Religion and Faith – it jabs its finger into the holes and makes them as big as possible. It is first and foremost a fantasy, but as a close second, it is also a satire.
I actually had to put it down after the first twenty pages and wait a month before I could pick it back up again. The SummaryĪs a religious person, this book was hard to read the first time around. His mission is to keep the Great God Om alive and reform the Omnian religion. He appears only in this novel, as the Chosen One of the Great God Om. There are some characters that appear in several novels as part of a series, but Brutha in Small Gods is not one of those. It takes place in Discworld, a universe created by Terry Pratchett that is the setting for nearly 40 books. I have read this book several times over and every time I enjoy it even more. He proclaims himself the One True Prophet.Small Gods, by Terry Pratchett, is one of my personal favorites. However one philosopher, Didactylos, is prepared to stand up to him.ĭeacon Vorbis has returned triumphantly to Omnia. The Great God Om, who is stuck in the body of a small tortoise, is going with him in a little wicker basket.Įphebian philosophers argue violently among themselves but they're no match for Deacon Vorbis. Novice priest Brutha has been selected by Deacon Vorbis to go on a secret mission to the infidel city of Ephebe. Great God Om appears before a novice monk - and is soon coming out of his shell.
Terry Pratchett's four-part comic Discworld fantasy - set in a complex state of beliefs.įirst broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in February 2006. On Discworld, gods need people more than people need gods, for belief is the food of the gods. Each small god lies in wait, desperately seeking to make someone believe in him. There are gods everywhere on Discworld - you can't swing a simian librarian without hitting one - except, of course, only a few people can see them. Radio adaptations of the award-winning fantasy author's novels, including the Discworld series.
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