The Scorpion God Author: William Golding
	Book Information Publisher: G K Hall Co Book Type: Hardcover Large Print: Yes Members Wishing: 3 Rating: ? ISBN-13: 9780745171043 - ISBN-10: 0745171044 Publication Date: 6/1988

Three short novels show Golding at his subtle, ironic, mysterious best. The Scorpion God depicts a challenge to primal authority as the god-ruler of an ancient civilization lingers near death. Clonk Clonk is a graphic account of a crippled youth's triumph over his tormentors in a primitive matriarchal society. Envoy Extraordinary is a tale of Imperial Rome where the emperor loves his illegitimate son more than his own arrogant, loutish heir.