creator of the universe. When he is ready, Zina shows Emmanuel her own parallel universe. In this peaceful world, organized religion has little influence, Rybys Rommey is still alive and married to Herb Asher, and Belial is only a goat kid living in a petting zoo. In an act of kindness, Zina and Emmanuel liberate the goat-creature from his cage, momentarily forgetting that the animal is Belial. The goat-creature finds Herb Asher and attempts to retain control of the world by possessing him and convincing him that Yahweh's creation is an ugly thing that should be shown for what it really is. Eventually Herb is saved by Linda Fox, a young singer whom he loves and who is his own personal Savior; she and the goat-creature meet and she kills it, defeating Belial. He finally discovers that this meeting happens over again for everyone in the world, and whether they choose Belial or their Savior decides if they find salvation. Characters Herb Asher: audio engineer Rybys Rommey: mother of Emmanuel, sick with MS Yah: Yahweh Elias Tate: Incarnation of Elijah Emmanuel (Manny): Yah incarnated in human form Zina Pallas: Shekhinah Linda Fox: singer, songwriter, Yetzer Hatov Belial: Yetzer Hara Fulton Statler Harms: Chief prelate of the Christian-Islamic Church (C.I.C), Cardinal of the Roman Catholic Church Nicholas Bulkowsky: Communist Party Chairman, Procurator maximus of the Scientific Legate VALIS: agent of Yahweh, disinhibiting stimulus Other works The Divine Invasion is a part of the VALIS trilogy of novels: VALIS (1981) The Divine Invasion (1981) The Owl in Daylight (unfinished) The Transmigration of Timothy Archer (1982) (Posthumously substituted for unfinished third volume) See also Exegesis Radio Free Albemuth References Sources Rossi, Umberto. “The Holy Family from Outer Space: Reconsidering Philip K. Dick's The Divine Invasion.” Extrapolation Vol. 52, no. 2 (2011): 153-73. Schmid, Georg, "The Apocryphal Judaic Traditions as Historical Repertoire: An Analysis of The Divine Invasion bt Philip K. Dick". Degrés: Revue de synthese a orientation semiologique, #51, Automne 1987, 1-11. External links The Divine Invasion at Worlds Without End 1981 American novels Novels by Philip K. Dick 1981 science fiction novels Postmodern novels Dystopian novels American science fiction novels Novels about religion Religion in science fiction