Have you ever wondered why many great men of God such as Peter, Paul, etc.

“It is the Gospel that can translate you from darkness into light.” “Glory in Christ and you can bask in His light forever.” Woodrow Kroll “We cannot believe that the church of God is already possessed of all that light which God intends to give it nor that all Satan’s lurking places have already been found out.” Jonathan Edwards “The way, like the cross, is spiritual: that is an inward submission of the soul to the will of God, as it is manifested by the light of Christ in the consciences of men, though it be contrary to their own inclinations.” William Penn Lighthouses don’t fire cannons to call attention to their shining- they just shine.” Dwight L. “We are told to let our light shine, and if it does, we won’t need to tell anybody it does. “In faith there is enough light for those who want to believe and enough shadows to blind those who don’t.” Blaise Pascal “Sin turns ugly and is subject to defeat only when seen in the light of Christ’s beauty.” Sam Storms Darkness will not gain victory over the light of Christ.” Dieter F. “To trust God in the light is nothing, but trust him in the dark-that is faith.” Charles Spurgeon “Christ is the true light of the world it is through him alone that true wisdom is imparted to the mind.” Jonathan Edwards “Though the light shines on things unclean, yet it is not thereby defiled.” Augustine “Hope is being able to see that there is light despite all of the darkness.” “If you want to give a light to others, you have to glow yourself.” As a result, the book allows you a pretty good insight in Hindu religion and culture, and, although it's a bit o.t.t now and again, the story never loses any of its credibility.“To secure one’s freedom the Christian must experience God’s light which is God’s truth.” Watchman Nee Many of the names, Aspects and Attributes of the self-proclaimed gods, especially those of the most important ones, are actually based on the characteristics of present day Hindu gods and goddesses. Zelazny must have made an in-depth study of Hindu culture and religion before he wrote this book. The author himself once put it this way my first intention was to let Yama die at some point in the book, but then I realised that the strength of Sam's character would be seriously weakened by Yama's death, so I decided to keep him alive. His initial opponent and later ally, is Yama-Dharma God of Death, a cold, cynical and arrogant man, who's character is at least just as important as Sam's. The story's protagonist Sam, a man of many names and identities, is an inspiring individual, a leader and a teacher. There are various aspects woven into the story religious, social, and political matters are dealt with in an almost casual, but awe inspiring manner. The story itself may seem pretty straightforward, but it is certainly not a linear narrative. At first, this is quite confusing but it will soon become clear that it is the only way to get the essence of the story properly across. Lord of Light is not an easy read, particularly because the story is written in a non-chronological order. They conveniently kept all technical know-how involved in the complicated reincarnation process to themselves, as it proved a highly effective means of keeping their offspring under their thumbs. They adopted the identities of Hindu gods and developed a technique to 'reincarnate' in new artificial- bodies. After a fierce battle, the crew managed to defeat the planet's indigenous inhabitants and confined them to a far-off place called Hellwell. These gods are, in fact, former crew members of a star ship, which crashed on a distant planet millenia ago. Lord of Light is about Sam, a renegade 'god' and his resistance against the rule of the established gods.

Roger Zelazny was (he died in 1995) a man of very few words, so you have to read his books very precisely, absorbing every word, in order not to miss anything. It's not only the inventive and multi layered story or the enigmatic and intriguing characters, but also the author's brilliant style of writing that makes the book almost perfect. I've read many SF and fantasy books but Lord of Light tops them all.

The lord and then there was light