From the author of the cult classic Fight Club comes this razor-sharp second novel—a darkly comic and unsettling exploration of devotion, reinvention, and media manipulation.
Tender Branson, the last surviving member of the Creedish Death Cult, dictates his extraordinary life story from a doomed airplane cruising on autopilot over the Pacific. His journey unfolds from obedient cult child to sculpted media icon, bestselling author of Saved from Salvation and the wildly popular Book of Very Common Prayer. Along the way, he grapples with a mysterious romance, ponders the fine line between martyrdom and suicide, and navigates the absurd empire he's built around spiritual commodification. A hypnotic blend of the bizarre and the penetrating, this novel dissects how belief, image, and desire shape modern identity.
Tender Branson, the last surviving member of the Creedish Death Cult, dictates his extraordinary life story from a doomed airplane cruising on autopilot over the Pacific. His journey unfolds from obedient cult child to sculpted media icon, bestselling author of Saved from Salvation and the wildly popular Book of Very Common Prayer. Along the way, he grapples with a mysterious romance, ponders the fine line between martyrdom and suicide, and navigates the absurd empire he's built around spiritual commodification. A hypnotic blend of the bizarre and the penetrating, this novel dissects how belief, image, and desire shape modern identity.