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The novel's basic premise (modern sci-fi characters in a Hindu/Buddhist world) is summed up in the opening lines:
{{quote| ''His followers called him Mahasamatman and said he was a god. He preferred to drop the Maha- and the -atman, however, and called himself Sam. He never claimed to be a god, but then he never claimed not to be a god.''}}
 
The book itself is divided into seven chapters in a jumbled-up order, depicting in anachronic order; Sam's return from Nirvana, Sam's campaign against the forces of Heaven, the Battle of Keenset, and the conclusion and consequences of the final clash.
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* [[Don't Call Me "Sir"!]]: Sam has dozens of titles, but likes none of them.
* [[Don't Touch It, You Idiot!]]: The door to [[Sealed Evil in a Can|Hellwell]] is inscribed with the words:
{{quote| ''"Go away. This is not a place to be. If you do try to enter here, you will fail and also be cursed. If somehow you succeed, then do not complain that you entered unwarned, nor bother us with you deathbed prayers." Signed, "The Gods."''}}
* [[Duel to the Death]]
* [[Earth-That-Was]]: "Lost Urath."
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