33% Pulp

In our episode:   Daniel recaps the first third of Tim Powers' Dinner at Deviant's Palace, where the future is paid for with booze, Jaybush is the new Jesus, and Rivas hangs out with a couple of pimps. __ Goodreads Summary of the book: In the twenty-second century, the City of Angels is a tragic shell of its former self, having long ago been ruined and reshaped by nuclear disaster. Before he was in a band in Ellay, Gregorio Rivas was a redeemer, rescuing lost souls trapped in the Jaybirds cult of the powerful maniac Norton Jaybush. Rivas had hoped those days were behind him, but a desperate entreaty from a powerful official is pulling him back into the game. The rewards will be plentiful if he can wrest Urania, the official’s daughter and Gregorio’s first love, from Jaybush’s sinister clutches. To do so, the redeemer reborn must face blood-sucking hemogoblins and other monstrosities on his way to discovering the ultimate secrets of this neo-Californian civilization. __ Support the show: Thanks to our sponsor