The Getaway God: A Sandman Slim Novel

An enjoyable but disappointing change in the overall picture the author wants to project about Sandman Slim. In the previous books things get to a point where Stark appears untouchable by anyone or anything, but this installment of the series brings Slim's powers to an annoying low. It certainly doesn't feel like the monster who kills monsters anymore. Also, The getaway god feels like a forced, painful synopsis of every book before it. Reading The Devil said Bang and this one back to back in less than a week, you can see how there is almost a copy-paste attitude and a need to deeply explain so many things that shouldn't need explanation. As in every series, if a reader wants to start at Book 5 or 6, there is an assumption that there will be missing things unless you read the rest of the books. Here, Kadrey explains over, and over, and over again why and how things happen, and you really don't know if he is trying to restart a saga or end it completely (which he clearly isn't). As mentioned above, it is very disappointing to see Sandman Slim, killer of monsters, Samael's buddy, God's pal, abomination of abominations, turned into a salary man just like poor Bobby Dollar.

I really enjoyed this series. This book brings everything from the previous books in the series together for a gruesome and satisfying climax. The characters, while usually spouting witty banter, were developed well throughout the series and I really felt invested in the "grey" areas of the universe and the personalties involved on all levels. I would read this series again and recommend it to anyone with a slightly dark and cynical sense of humor and an appreciation for modern day fantasy.

Origin of the alphabet; number line, computer is the same place. There isn't a calendar without a programmer; different ones in society are for companies to supply basic utilities; motor vehicles, food clothes & shelter. Computer programs give the answers to outstanding questions; humans do not. They also drive all artificial moving objects; humans do not. One program designs all the building and a different one does cars; the program includes after they are built schedules for them and us. Cameras are a derivative of computer separate from video recorder for unreal pictures and photograph obstructing justice to disappear or vanish includes video tapes & DVD's.