The God Engines, by John Scalzi
Ean Tephe is the captain of a space ship that is literally powered by a chained god. Sometime before, Tephe's god defeated a bunch of other gods and enslaved them, and now they are engines and defenses of these space ships. Then Tephe, whose faith in his Lord is untouched, is sent on a secret mission to ensure the primacy of his Lord, and things ... change.
There's not much more to say about this book without giving away the ending, and that's mostly because this is a novella at only 136 pages. It is a disturbing book, despite Tephe is a likable character and every character really getting just what they deserve at the end. I think that's a testament to Scalzi's writing (this is the first book of his I've read, but I think I'll have to pick some of his others up). Pick it up, but don't expect it to be necessarily fun.
There's not much more to say about this book without giving away the ending, and that's mostly because this is a novella at only 136 pages. It is a disturbing book, despite Tephe is a likable character and every character really getting just what they deserve at the end. I think that's a testament to Scalzi's writing (this is the first book of his I've read, but I think I'll have to pick some of his others up). Pick it up, but don't expect it to be necessarily fun.