war over territory and their competing social philosophies. The ecologically aware Coalition must hold back the zealous "rev" hordes constantly seeking new territory for their ever-expanding theocratic society. In Robert Merle's novel Malevil (1972), nuclear war devastated the world with an agrarian society slowly starting to reform thereafter. One of the main challenges of this new society is to fend off the threat of a new theocratic dictatorship that has taken over a neighboring village of the rationalistic community of Malevil castle, which in turn has to begin research into the reinvention of weapons. In The Fifth Sacred Thing (1993) by Starhawk, residents of a post-apocalyptic San Francisco live in a utopian sustainable economy which is threatened by an ecologically devastated, violent and overtly theocratic Christian fundamentalist Los Angeles that plans to wage war against the San Franciscans. The novel explores the events before and during the ensuing struggle between the two nations, pitting utopia and dystopia against each other. In Warhammer 40k novels and setting lore for the game Cardinal worlds are run entirely by localized theocracy under the Eclesiarchy (the official religion of the Imperium of Man). Planet of the Apes features a theocracy of talking apes that follows the teachings of the "Sacred Scrolls" that their God created apes in their own image and that they were granted dominion over "beasts" such as humans. As such, any attempt to question these teachings is met with charges of heresy. See also List of religious ideas in fantasy fiction Religious debates over the Harry Potter series List of fictional religions Voices (Le Guin novel)#Religion Barsoom#Religious deception References Further reading Clark, S. 2005. "Science Fiction and Religion." In Seed, D., ed. A Companion to Science Fiction. Malden, Mass.: Blackwell Publishing, p. 95-110. Cowan, D. 2010. Sacred Space: the Quest for Transcendence in Science Fiction Film and Television, Waco, Tex.: Baylor University Press. McGrath, J., ed. 2012. Religion and Science Fiction. Eugene, Or.: Pickwick Publications. Mckee, G. 2007. The Gospel According to Science Fiction: From the Twilight Zone to the Final Frontier. Louisville: Westminster John Knox Press. Riley, R. 1985. The Transcendent Adventure: Studies of Religion in Science Fiction Fantasy''. Westport, Conn.: Greenwood Press. External links The Encyclopedia of Science Fiction: Religion Science Fiction featuring various specific religions, adherents.com. Jewish Chassidic Sci-Fi, chabad.org Annotated Bibliography covering Catholicism in Science Fiction, thecatholicwiki.com Sci-fi and God - An enhanced episode guide covering and