Tim Hanson's day started rotten. He went to his father's funeral, got chewed out by Susan (his father's hardcore-feminist receptionist), witnessed a fatal car crash, and watched the SUV driver die despite Tim's efforts to save him.

Ah, but things weren't as they seemed. For that last part (the car accident and the dying) had all been a test by an ancient god--and Tim was the first human ever to pass the test.

As a reward, the Golden God gave Tim a magic power. But mischievously, the Golden God didn't tell Tim what exactly his new power did.

Tim's first hint of what his...