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Copyright © by Eric James Stone. All rights reserved.
Word count: 100 (Short Story)
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22 comments on “That Leviathan, Whom Thou Hast Made”
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KarlBob says: February 15, 2011 at 12:38 amVery good story; I hope it wins.
Have you written anything else in this universe?
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Nigel says: February 15, 2011 at 2:35 pm
A very good story!
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JD Lerud says: February 21, 2011 at 12:23 pm
Enjoyed your story immensely, Eric. I\’m glad I was able to read it in its entirety, as I missed that edition of Analog and only got to read the beginning on the magazine\’s website. Now I know the rest of the story…!
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Laura, Jamie, Michele, David says: February 22, 2011 at 6:17 pm
We read your story together tonight and loved it!!! Well done Eric!
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david erekson says: February 22, 2011 at 6:27 pm
Eric, What a great story, with several levels of meaning and enjoyment that demand multiple readings. Well deserved nomination, and I’m sure it has already won the support of many readers!
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Jake Elwood XVI says: February 27, 2011 at 5:47 pm
Hi
I followed a link from a philosphy blog. Thanks I really liked the story. Having not read much Sci Fi of late I was under the wrong impression that it had petered out since the golden age. Your story just seems to fit right in with so many classics of that era.Not being mormon, I may have some misunderstandings on mormon beleifs. I thought there were many worlds with there own god in mormon theology. If so then why can’t the Leviathan be there Father/mother God?
Anyway thanks for the story It has made me want to start reading modern sci fi.
cheers
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Lynnell Christensen says: June 6, 2011 at 11:54 am
I loved Eric James Stone\’s story also. However, I want to clear up a misunderstanding of Mormon doctrine. We do believe in mutliple worlds. But we believe that one God created all of them. Therefore, Leviathan is definitely a rival god to the divine being that the branch president worships.
My favorite part of the story is when the branch president goes to the little swale and asks why it joined the church in the first place and the swale explains that it does not want Leviathan to be its god. I totally agree! Why would I worship a being who cares nothing for me but only about herself? I don\’t care how old or how big she is. In Mormon theology, we worship Jesus Christ, who does care about beings who are smaller and weaker than He is. In fact, He cared so much that He suffered and died to save us. I think Eric did a great job of contrasting the two kinds of god, without being preaching or pushy.
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Bruce says: March 2, 2011 at 8:26 am
Interesting story Eric, keep it up!
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Dene Low says: March 17, 2011 at 9:05 am
Absolutely loved it. Great twists, world building, and characters. Interesting take on doctrine, too. I hope it wins big time.
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H.E. Roulo says: April 24, 2011 at 9:06 pm
Thank you for making the story available. I enjoyed it and stayed fascinated until the end.
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