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A novel by Creator/ChristopherMoore, published in 1994.

Samson Hunts Alone, aka Sam Hunter, runs away from home as a teenager when he's tied to the death of a local police officer.

[[TimeSkip Twenty years later]], he's a yuppie insurance salesman living peacefully in UsefulNotes/LosAngeles. His life is turned upside down when he unwittingly gets involved with the TricksterGod [[Myth/NativeAmericanMythology Coyote]].

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!!This book provides examples of:

%%* AllBikersAreHellsAngels
%%* BraidsBeadsAndBuckskins: Both averted and played straight.
* ClapYourHandsIfYouBelieve: Gods will die out unless people believe in them and tell stories about them. Ultimately the fate of Anubis.
%%* {{Cloudcuckoolander}}: Coyote.
* CoolShades: Minty Fresh wears a pair to hide his SupernaturalGoldEyes.
* ComicallyMissingThePoint: Coyote talking about UsefulNotes/{{Jesus}}.
-->"He was funny. He tried to teach me how to walk on water. [[{{Cloudcuckoolander}} I]] [[RuleOfFunny said I could do that just fine in the winter]]."
* CrossoverCosmology: [[Myth/EgyptianMythology Anubis]] is Coyote's older brother and he's met Jesus.
%%* LemonyNarrator
* NoSuchThingAsWizardJesus: Coyote has met Jesus once and is amused that Jesus makes such a big deal about coming back from the dead one time. ItMakesSenseInContext, as Coyote's brother is Anubis, a god who has brought the dead back to life on multiple occasions.
%%* PhysicalGod: Coyote.
* SupernaturalGoldEyes: Coyote, Anubis and their 'children' (Sam and Minty Fresh, respectively) all have golden eyes to denote their supernaturality.
%%* TricksterGod: Coyote.
%%* UnfazedEveryman: Sam Hunter.
* WhoNamesTheirKidDude: Minty Fresh. Even Sam, who is born as "Samson Hunts Alone".

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