The God Engines

It's funny that a short story can offer things that full novels can't due to the shorter time frame. This one is no exception and Scalzi's writing is as engrossing as ever as he tells us about a future space-traveling theocracy that worships a god who has conquered and trapped other gods to be used as the engine (and other duties) of his fleet of ships. There's an interesting slant to the book: it feels as if Scalzi accepts that there is/are a god/gods, but can't stand the idea of religion because what it makes us do, but maybe that's not the case—so lower your pitchforks. Overall a fun read and worth the short time it takes to read it.