Review: Bad is Powerful
Rating: 5 out of 5
Date: 08 9, 2012
William Deen's story does not disappoint. Often I felt like the fly on the wall, drinking in the fear, hatred, admiration and love experienced by a tribe of gods. Emotions all too human apparently rule gods with as potent a hand as they do us mortals. It is the foundation of these myriad emotions which ground the story and allow it to be free.Gods are also capable of certain indiscretions which if left unattended may result in harming not only fellow deities but other beings as well. Anu is the god who dwells at the head of the table and it is his two sons Enki and his half brother Inlil who because of wills and determination even more powerful than their father's end up reaching for each other's throat.Inlil has pushed his power and maxed out his Get out of Jail Cards. His behavior with the young goddess Sud has seen to that.May I suggest a dimly lit room and a tall glass of mead to enhance the reading of this fine, engrossing tale of revenge and banishment.