- Paperback: 282 pages
- Publisher: Orbit; New edition edition (10 Aug 1995)
- Language English
- ISBN-10: 1857232992
- ISBN-13: 978-1857232998
- Product Dimensions: 17.2 x 10.8 x 1.8 cm
- Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars See all reviews (6 customer reviews)
- Amazon Bestsellers Rank: 292,942 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
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Wagner got it wrong. The twilight of the gods isn't that cataclysmic. After all, there's a comfy chair, a warm fire and three meals a day at the Sunnyvoyde Residential Home. Passing the time with Aphrodite, who's still quite sprighty with the aid of her Zimmer frame, isn't heaven - but it's close.
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In Sunnyvoyde Residential Home the gods pass their days of retirement in quarrelling and generally getting on each other's nerves. Then one day Osiris, Sunnyvoyde's proprietor, discovers that his godson Julian is plotting to take over the world by having him certified. Forced to flee, Osiris seeks refuge in Wolverhampton at the home of his nurse, Sandra, and turns for help to his old friend Pan.
As if that wasn't enough, a group of Sunnyvoyde residents are at large on a flying traction engine…
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4 of 4 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
Odds and gods was the first Tom Holt book i read and he had me hooked. The fantasy is almost believable and the mayhem truely tickles. Some may say its just a farce but hey at least its full of sardonic wit. Downright funny, laugh out loud stuff.
2 of 2 people found the following review helpful
Format:Hardcover
I love the way that Tom Holt takes mythology and brings it up to date. After all, if the Romans, Greeks, Egyptians, Norse etc were right (and they were just as devout as the followers of modern religions) then the immortal Gods must still be around.
In this case, they are all geriatrics living in an old Gods' home and subject to Tom Holt's wonderful sense of the ridiculous. Of course, they all get involved in an adventure requiring them to save the universe from the power crazed Godson and which features amongst other things, a traction engine (lovingly restored by some of the Gods) and an Aussie dragon.
This ranks among his better works and is definitely worth reading.
2 of 2 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
I haven't read this book in a while but I am definatly going to now I've found it here, I originally borrowed it from a friend and it has stuck in my memory ever since. It is extremely funny and Holt never ceases to amaze me with the way he draws you into his books.
Most Recent Customer Reviews
the Twilight of the Gods
I really wanted to give this book more than three. Think of it more like seven out of ten.
Odds & Gods is the story of how the old gods of the world have (mostly) come... Read more
Odds & Gods is the story of how the old gods of the world have (mostly) come... Read more
Published 21 months ago by Mr. Kevin P. Futers
hilariously funny
As a lover of books on tape I am always keen to try new things. I found odds and gods in a cheep books store and took it home to ocupy an houre or two. Read more
Published on 14 Nov 2001 by L. L. Hunt
An excellent blend of Theology and Comedy
As usual Tom Holt does to our world what Mr Pratchett does to his own. Osiris, (Egyptian sun god, retired), is involved in a bitter feud with his god son Julian (big time lawyer)... Read more
Published on 23 Aug 1999
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