Rating: 4⭐️
Mr Whiskers, Lord of the Void by Joshua D. Koester is an entertaining science fiction, dark comedy by writer new to me.
Set in 1983, Koester creates a humorous, sometimes violent story about a newly created god on a collision course with a cult on Earth determined to bring another god back into existence, with horrific consequences.
On the human side, there two weary Chicago police officers trying to investigate a series of museum thefts and disappearances.
Add in a cat (maybe),Mr Whiskers, who seems to be in the middle of everything.
And you have a rollicking good tale of mythical high jinx, police investigations, god bureaucracy, and end of the world stuff. Maybe. Humor and some pathos intermixed.
The ending feels a little less well written but the majority of the story is entertaining and well crafted.
A real winner.
Buy link
Amazon.comhttps://www.amazon.comMr. Whiskers: Lord of the Void eBook : Koester, Joshua: Kindle Store
Blurb
Infinite cosmic power. Itty-bitty living space.
To the universe, he is a Class Omega entity of undefined chaos, capable of rewriting reality and staring down elder gods. To Detective Emily Chen, he is Mr. Whiskers: a stray black cat who appeared at a crime scene, eats too much Fancy Feast, and refuses to stay off the furniture.
It is 1982 in Chicago, and the cracks in the world are starting to show. A cult obsessed with an ancient serpent is stealing artifacts, bodies are vanishing from the morgue, and a comet is hurtling toward Earth with an appetite for destruction.
Trapped in a feline body, stripped of his powers, and forced to rely on a skepticism-prone detective and a teenage bellhop with a baseball bat, the universe’s most chaotic entity has until Christmas Day to save the world.
He just has to finish his nap first.
Perfect for fans of Good Omens, The Dresden Files, and Terry Pratchett. If you like your eldritch horrors with a side of snark and a lot of heart, welcome to the holidays in Chicago.
March 7, 2026
Language
English
Print length
440 pages
