Kalki Author:Gore Vidal According to Hindu mythology. the arrival of the god Kalki on earth will mean the destruction of all mankind--except for Kalki's handful of immedialte desciples from whose loins will spring a new breed of men. — But, Vidal's Kalki is not quite what the ancient Hindu scriptures had in mind. For one thing, Kalki turns out to be an American- an ex-G... more »I from New Orleans whose name is Kelly. For another, he ia a gifted chemist and a former expert in the Army's chemical-biological warfare operations in Vietnam. What's more he may (or may not) be running an international drug ring, using Kalki's persona as a front: on the other hand, the drug ring may be the front and Kelly/Kalki may really be aiming to destroy the world.« less