The Deathbird is a well-known novelette by Harlan Ellison. It won the 1974 Hugo and Locus Poll awards for best novelette. It is written in a style which allows for much examination; it is nonlinear but gradually forms a picture of the situation. It has been included in the author's short story collection Deathbird Stories.
The premise of this story is, what if the Serpent was the real hero of the Book of Genesis but got screwed in the telling of ...
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The Deathbird is a well-known novelette by Harlan Ellison. It won the 1974 Hugo and Locus Poll awards for best novelette. It is written in a style which allows for much examination; it is nonlinear but gradually forms a picture of the situation. It has been included in the author's short story collection Deathbird Stories.
The premise of this story is, what if the Serpent was the real hero of the Book of Genesis but got screwed in the telling of the story because God subsequently handled the PR? The world is coming to an end. Nathan Stack, the latest incarnation of a long line of humans going back to Lilith’s husband, is revived by Snake (aka Dira) to make the journey to the mountain where God lives, to confront him and make him pay for all the lies and the earth’s suffering.
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