Fiction Recommendations for stories with omnipotent beings as main characters

Ksilinaspathia · 11-19-2014, 06:13 PM

Can you recommend me any form of media (books, films, anime, video games etc) where an omnipotent being or nigh-omnipotent is a main character or one of the main characters?

Two good examples in my opinion is Dr Manhattan of Watchmen (excellent read with excellent character development) and pre-retcon Beyonder (interesting character but a mediocre story with many plot holes). Also another 2 good examples are the short stories of Issac Asimov "Last Question" and "Last Answer".

Thanks in advance

crich70 · 11-19-2014, 06:22 PM

Some of the Harry Potter fan fics come close to having Harry as a super powered wizard. They are over at fanfiction.net and can be downloaded as ebooks using Calibre with help of the fanficdownloader plugin. RuneMaster by Tigerman is one of those tales.

ATDrake · 11-19-2014, 06:50 PM

For a significant portion of book #2 in Robert J. Sawyer's "Quintaglio Ascension" trilogy, Fossil Hunter (Wikipedia entry), part of the POV narration is done by "The Watcher", an ancient entity that survived the death of the last universe and used its abilities to help spread through the universe and accelerate the evolution of several developing species so that it would have some more intelligent life to talk to.

While it might not be to your taste (the main characters are intelligent dinosaurs in a pre-industrial society which is about to discover scientific enlightenment), they're very good books which were nominated for several genre awards.

Also a bit of an acquired taste, but Steven Brust's "Paarfi"-written fantasy novels in his Dragaera/Vlad Taltos series, which are side projects done in the style of Alexandre Dumas's The Three Musketeers, especially starting with the "Viscount of Adrilankha" trilogy (Wikipedia entry), often involve extremely powerful sorcerers as partial-POV or prominent supporting characters in a plot that makes full use of their powers and attitudes thereof.

For example, there's Sethra Lavode, who's a near-immortal among a very long-lived people and the oldest and best magic-worker among them and often ends up having to deal with threats at her level, including demons and gods, and Morrolan and Aliera, who are also unusually talented and prone to complicating situations considerably with said talents.

Hope this helps, and welcome to MobileRead!

DrNefario · 11-20-2014, 10:27 AM

Michael Moorcock's Dancers at the End of Time series. The original trilogy, at least. Set in the distant future, and most of the cast have essentially unlimited power to create whatever they like.

WillAdams · 11-20-2014, 11:07 AM

Agree Sethra Lavode is an interesting character.

Here's an alternate take on Superman: http://www.tor.com/stories/2009/05/last-son-of-tomorrow

Akihiko Kayaba in Sword Art Online?

BenG · 11-20-2014, 11:51 AM

There's the planetary intelligence Gaea in John Varley's Titan trilogy.

Apache · 11-20-2014, 12:01 PM

Lord of Light by Roger Zelazny. It won the Hugo Award in 1968 and is my favorite book by him. Unfortunately it is not available as an ebook.
Apache

Ksilinaspathia · 11-21-2014, 05:25 AM

Guys thank you so much for your recommendations and i appreciate your time and effort to assist me in my "quest"!

Keep them coming!

John F · 11-21-2014, 05:54 AM

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Witty Username · 11-21-2014, 09:42 AM

James Lovegrove's Pantheon series:

The Age of Ra
The Age of Zeus
The Age of Odin
The Age of Aztec

etc

Penforhire · 11-21-2014, 01:20 PM

David Simpson's 'Post-Human' series.

BenG · 11-23-2014, 04:49 PM

Dan Simmons Ilium has a Homeric scholar resurrected in the far future by some beings who have taken on the roles of the Greek gods and are recreating the Trojan War.

JSWolf · 11-23-2014, 05:40 PM

Any Star Trek books featuring the character Q.

Rizla · 12-02-2014, 03:47 PM

The aliens in Clarke's Rama series are omnipotent, but you don't really meet them till later in the series.

JSWolf · 12-02-2014, 09:54 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Rizla

The aliens in Clarke's Rama series are omnipotent, but you don't really meet them till later in the series.

I tried the first book in the series and it was really boring. I don't recommend this series at all.

11-19-2014, 06:13 PM	#1
Ksilinaspathia Junior Member Posts: 2 Karma: 10 Join Date: Nov 2014 Device: iPad air	Fiction Recommendations for stories with omnipotent beings as main characters Can you recommend me any form of media (books, films, anime, video games etc) where an omnipotent being or nigh-omnipotent is a main character or one of the main characters? Two good examples in my opinion is Dr Manhattan of Watchmen (excellent read with excellent character development) and pre-retcon Beyonder (interesting character but a mediocre story with many plot holes). Also another 2 good examples are the short stories of Issac Asimov "Last Question" and "Last Answer". Thanks in advance

11-21-2014, 05:54 AM	#9
John F Grand Sorcerer Posts: 7,941 Karma: 70766125 Join Date: Feb 2009 Device: Kobo Clara 2E	..... Last edited by John F; 11-21-2014 at 09:49 AM.

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11-19-2014, 06:22 PM	#2
crich70 Grand Sorcerer Posts: 11,310 Karma: 43993832 Join Date: Feb 2010 Location: Monroe Wisconsin Device: K3, Kindle Paperwhite, Calibre, and Mobipocket for Pc (netbook)	Some of the Harry Potter fan fics come close to having Harry as a super powered wizard. They are over at fanfiction.net and can be downloaded as ebooks using Calibre with help of the fanficdownloader plugin. RuneMaster by Tigerman is one of those tales.

11-19-2014, 06:50 PM	#3
ATDrake Wizzard Posts: 11,517 Karma: 33048258 Join Date: Mar 2010 Location: Roundworld Device: Kindle 2 International, Sony PRS-T1, BlackBerry PlayBook, Acer Iconia	For a significant portion of book #2 in Robert J. Sawyer's "Quintaglio Ascension" trilogy, Fossil Hunter (Wikipedia entry), part of the POV narration is done by "The Watcher", an ancient entity that survived the death of the last universe and used its abilities to help spread through the universe and accelerate the evolution of several developing species so that it would have some more intelligent life to talk to. While it might not be to your taste (the main characters are intelligent dinosaurs in a pre-industrial society which is about to discover scientific enlightenment), they're very good books which were nominated for several genre awards. Also a bit of an acquired taste, but Steven Brust's "Paarfi"-written fantasy novels in his Dragaera/Vlad Taltos series, which are side projects done in the style of Alexandre Dumas's The Three Musketeers, especially starting with the "Viscount of Adrilankha" trilogy (Wikipedia entry), often involve extremely powerful sorcerers as partial-POV or prominent supporting characters in a plot that makes full use of their powers and attitudes thereof. For example, there's Sethra Lavode, who's a near-immortal among a very long-lived people and the oldest and best magic-worker among them and often ends up having to deal with threats at her level, including demons and gods, and Morrolan and Aliera, who are also unusually talented and prone to complicating situations considerably with said talents. Hope this helps, and welcome to MobileRead!

11-20-2014, 10:27 AM	#4
DrNefario Wizard Posts: 2,203 Karma: 12029046 Join Date: Jan 2012 Location: UK Device: Kindle, Kobo Touch, Nook SimpleTouch	Michael Moorcock's Dancers at the End of Time series. The original trilogy, at least. Set in the distant future, and most of the cast have essentially unlimited power to create whatever they like.

11-20-2014, 11:07 AM	#5
WillAdams Wizard Posts: 1,258 Karma: 3439432 Join Date: Feb 2008 Device: Amazon Kindle Paperwhite (300ppi), Samsung Galaxy Book 12	Agree Sethra Lavode is an interesting character. Here's an alternate take on Superman: http://www.tor.com/stories/2009/05/last-son-of-tomorrow Akihiko Kayaba in Sword Art Online?

11-20-2014, 11:51 AM	#6
BenG Home Guard Posts: 4,730 Karma: 86721650 Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: Alpha Ralpha Boulevard Device: Kindle Oasis 3G, iPhone 6	There's the planetary intelligence Gaea in John Varley's Titan trilogy.

11-20-2014, 12:01 PM	#7
Apache Readaholic Posts: 5,277 Karma: 90000484 Join Date: Sep 2011 Location: South Georgia Device: Surface Pro 6 / Galaxy Tab A 8"	Lord of Light by Roger Zelazny. It won the Hugo Award in 1968 and is my favorite book by him. Unfortunately it is not available as an ebook. Apache

11-21-2014, 05:25 AM	#8
Ksilinaspathia Junior Member Posts: 2 Karma: 10 Join Date: Nov 2014 Device: iPad air	Guys thank you so much for your recommendations and i appreciate your time and effort to assist me in my "quest"! Keep them coming!

11-21-2014, 09:42 AM	#10
Witty Username Addict Posts: 335 Karma: 4702571 Join Date: Jun 2011 Location: Somerset, England Device: Sony PRS-650, Kobo Touch, Kobo Libra H2O	James Lovegrove's Pantheon series: The Age of Ra The Age of Zeus The Age of Odin The Age of Aztec etc

11-21-2014, 01:20 PM	#11
Penforhire Wizard Posts: 2,230 Karma: 7145404 Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: Southern California Device: Kindle Voyage & iPhone 7+	David Simpson's 'Post-Human' series.

11-23-2014, 04:49 PM	#12
BenG Home Guard Posts: 4,730 Karma: 86721650 Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: Alpha Ralpha Boulevard Device: Kindle Oasis 3G, iPhone 6	Dan Simmons Ilium has a Homeric scholar resurrected in the far future by some beings who have taken on the roles of the Greek gods and are recreating the Trojan War.

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JSWolf Resident Curmudgeon Posts: 79,752 Karma: 145864619 Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Roslindale, Massachusetts Device: Kobo Libra 2, Kobo Aura H2O, PRS-650, PRS-T1, nook STR, PW3	Any Star Trek books featuring the character Q.

12-02-2014, 03:47 PM	#14
Rizla Member Retired Posts: 3,183 Karma: 11721895 Join Date: Nov 2010 Device: Nook STR (rooted) & Sony T2	The aliens in Clarke's Rama series are omnipotent, but you don't really meet them till later in the series.