The Divine Invasion
Cover of first edition (hardcover) | |
| Author | Philip K. Dick |
|---|---|
| Cover artist | Rowena Morrill |
| Language | English |
| Series | VALIS trilogy |
| Genre | Science fantasy, religious science fiction |
| Publisher | Timescape Books/Simon & Schuster |
Publication date | 1981 |
| Publication place | United States |
| Media type | Print (hardback & paperback) |
| Pages | 239 |
| ISBN | 0-671-41776-2 |
| OCLC | 7173050 |
| 813/.54 19 | |
| LC Class | PS3554.I3 D5 |
| Preceded by | VALIS |
| Followed by | The Owl in Daylight (or The Transmigration of Timothy Archer) |
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The Divine Invasion is a 1981 science fantasy novel by American writer Philip K. Dick. It is the second book in the gnostic VALIS trilogy, and takes place in the indeterminate future, perhaps a century or more after VALIS. The novel, originally titled Valis Regained, was nominated to the BSFA Award.
After the fall of Masada in AD 74, God, or "Yah", is exiled from Earth and forced to take refuge in the CY30-CY30B star system. Although people of Earth are meanwhile ruled by Belial, the fallen Morning Star who serves as Yah's principal Adversary, Yah is intent on reclaiming his creation.