Deities Anonymous

Sometimes even the most tolerant of Goddesses can't deal with the shortcomings of the Gods. After 14 billion years as the Devil Incarnate, Michelle just wants a quiet beer with her friends. But the Norse Goddess Freyja is on the verge of a nervous breakdown brought on by Odin and his odious son Thor. Macbeth's witches are in the corner chortling over a new collection of dirty tales. The bartender, a diminutive angel with a speed-talking disorder, has a mind of her own-which was not standard issue. Who does Michelle have to banish to get a drink at the Gods Are Out Inn?

When God cheats at Scrabble, does Hell freeze over? After 14 billion years of cleaning up after God, the Devil descends into a mid-life crisis. Before she can settle into that perfect state of self-pity, a Buddhist Hungry Ghost steals the Software that Runs the Universe. And it all goes to Hell from there. She quickly assembles her crisis team: St. Peter - hacked his way out of Purgatory, been running Heaven ever since. Valerie - a Seattle cookbook editor, changed forever by the Cookbook from Hell. Eric - her IT guy, now sees his formidable boss in a whole new light. Henrietta - a foot-tall angel with a talking disorder-she never shuts up. The Librarian from Hell. Assorted demons, angels, philosophers, and other persons both dead and living. From the Pacific Northwest, to Hell, Heaven, and back. Let the race to stop Armageddon begin.

The only thing worse than being a Goddess with a bad cold? Living with the Jewish qvetch of a One God when he has one. But even all bad colds must come to an end. When Anne-who originally embraced fame as Hera (a much younger and more vain Goddess in her days as a Greek deity)-tries to take a delivery of apples for the Jewish New Year celebration, it seems that the old year still contains a few unresolved issues.

The Gods sent Dana Murphy to Seattle to save the Earth. But, no one remembered to tell her that. The problem? In a fit of ennui, the Software that Runs the Universe launches the Armageddon subroutine. Now, all Creation won't last the week. Dana's assets: The Best Friend - dropped out of Girl Scouts to drive race cars. The Boy Friend - an aerodynamics major who goes with the flow. The Nerd - wrote the hottest new on-line game. A pint-size angel with a talking disorder-she never shuts up. A poet and a prophet with over five thousand years combined experience at being dead. The forces of evil are amassing. Then the gods start bickering...