It began with a blinding light, a divine revelation from a mysterious intelligen
ce that called itself VALIS. And with that, the fabric of reality was ripped ope
n and laid bare so that anything seemed possible, but nothing seemed quite right
. Part science fiction, part theological detective story in which God plays both
the missing person and the perpetrator of the ultimate crime, VALIS is both dis
orienting and eerily funny, and a joy to read.
