Bryan Westby

Sheathing Murdock Bryan Westby

Viking by day, stand-up comedian by night, Tor Blackledge fights the oppression of the church as the modern world of science and reason crumbles down around him. And if he can't choose between his trusty sword and his girlfriend, democracy will die in the darkness before it ever becomes a thing. This is a satire in the tradition of Kurt Vonnegut, John Barth, Tom Robbins, Douglas Adams, and Chuck Palahniuk. It is a comedy, action adventure, and romance about a Viking trying to do the right thing. It's also a story about a modern journalist trying to keep it together through the Mueller report, impeachment, and a respiratory-based virus epidemic compounded by the worst Presidential administration in America's history. There are also magicians, clowns, and pole dancers, all doing their part to protect the First Amendment. Mostly, though, it's a story about atheism. And it all starts about a thousand years ago.