Project Gutenberg 2022-07-15 Public domain in the USA. 83 Budrys, Algis 1931 2008 Budrys, Algirdas Jonas Scarff, William Hodgkins, David C. Firegod $aUnited States :$bSpace Publications, Inc.,$c1953. Greg Weeks, Mary Meehan and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net "Firegod" by William Scarff is a science fiction novel written in the mid-20th century. The story revolves around themes of power, deception, and the allure of godhood, exploring how ambition can lead to a person's downfall and the disconnect between perception and reality. The narrative follows D'hai Merssu, who rises from being a revolutionary to the Emperor of All the Suns. As he grapples with rebellion within his empire from Earthmen, Merssu concocts a plan to escape and establish himself as a god on a primitive planet. He travels through hyperspace to bring civilization to a new world while simultaneously setting himself up to be worshipped. However, upon his return, he discovers that his plan has backfired as the inhabitants do not recognize him as the divine being he sought to become. Ultimately, despite his grand ambitions, he is rejected and killed, leaving behind a legacy of worship that persists in his absence, illustrating the ironic nature of seeking divinity through deception. (This is an automatically generated summary.) 20220527060543scarff 1953 US Reading ease score: 85.2 (6th grade). Easy to read. en Science fiction Short stories Human-alien encounters -- Fiction Religion -- Fiction Technology -- Fiction PS Text Category: Science-Fiction & Fantasy Category: Novels 37134 2025-06-27T07:20:10.095959 text/html 13260 2024-10-18T23:23:33 text/html 98612 2025-06-27T07:20:11.542933 application/epub+zip 97460 2025-06-27T07:20:10.382956 application/epub+zip 77913 2025-06-27T07:20:10.220932 application/epub+zip 131210 2025-06-27T07:20:12.605963 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 123940 2025-06-27T07:20:11.378987 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 104435 2022-09-30T20:33:43.688627 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 31220 2025-06-27T07:20:10.019026 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 11412 2024-10-18T23:23:33 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 17801 2025-06-27T07:20:12.735942 application/rdf+xml 25795 2025-06-27T07:20:10.286925 image/jpeg 4864 2025-06-27T07:20:10.253955 image/jpeg 89372 2025-06-27T07:20:10.103942 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://book.klll.cc/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog en.wikipedia