He is initially vexed by the appearance of his god in the form of a tortoise, Om being incapable of miracles of any great significance and showing a vast ignorance of his own presumed teachings, passed down by the prophets of the past. Having been denied any alternative perspectives it’s hard not to cut him some slack, especially with the more sinister figures in power manipulating the truth so often to suit their goals.Īs the story progresses Brutha undergoes one of the best arcs I’ve read in the series. He’s not blind to the literal actions of the church and its Quisition’s treatment of those deemed heretics, but his belief in his God is so sincere. Brutha is very compelling in his way, however, and I really liked his more innocent, straightforward perspective on the world at the outset. A number of them are quite distinct, but Pratchett certainly has a type with hapless, simple-minded, unimpressive leading men as well. I had no expectations going in and was utterly surprised with the experience, barring a few hitches at the start.īrutha, our protagonist, is fairly typical as fair as Discworld main characters go. In my slow but sure journey through this series there are a number of books I look forward to and many more I simply read because it is next. There he meets Brutha, a novice of the Citadel and the only person in the whole world who can hear him. That is, until an eagle meaning to make a meal of him drops him into the Citadel in Omnia, where he lands in a garden. The problem is, he has somehow manifested as a diminutive tortoise and nobody he speaks to can hear him. The time for the 8 th prophet to be revealed is close at hand and Om has manifested himself in physical form on the Disc to seek out his new chosen one. This novel in question is set a century before the usual present day and focuses on the land of Omnia, a powerful and oppressive theocracy that worships and acknowledges only one god: The Great God Om.
Small Gods by Terry Pratchett is the 13 th novel in the comic fantasy Discworld series, and the second standalone novel belonging to a small, loosely connected group of novels that cover specific, lesser-known cultures of the Disc.
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