“God does not play dice with the universe; He plays an ineffable game of His own devising, which might be compared, from the perspective of any of the other players, to being involved in an obscure and complex version of poker in a pitch-dark room, with blank cards, for infinite stakes, with a Dealer who won't tell you the rules, and who smiles all the time.”

About George Alec Effinger

Author • American

George Alec Effinger was a notable American science fiction author born in Cleveland, Ohio. He is best known for his Marîd Audran series, which includes the award-winning novel When Gravity Fails. Effinger's work often...