In re omnipotence without omniscience: This reminds me of Bester’s “Hell Is Forever”—one of the characters makes a devil’s bargain to permanently become the Creator in a sub-universe, and then discovers he doesn’t have good enough taste/a clean enough subconscious to make universes he doesn’t detest.
In re omnipotence without omniscience: This reminds me of Bester’s “Hell Is Forever”—one of the characters makes a devil’s bargain to permanently become the Creator in a sub-universe, and then discovers he doesn’t have good enough taste/a clean enough subconscious to make universes he doesn’t detest.