The Scorpion God Three Short Novels Author:William Golding Three short novels show Golding at his subtle, ironic, mysterious best. The Scorpion God depicts a challenge to primal authority as the god-ruler of an ancient civilization lingers near death. Clonk Clonk is a graphic account of a crippled youth's triumph over his tormentors in a primitive matriarchal society. Envoy Extraordinary is a tale of Im... more »perial Rome where the emperor loves his illegitimate son more than his own arrogant, loutish heir.« less