In Case You Were Curious
Godshatter comes from the Vernor Vinge Novel, A Fire Upon the Deep. In that world, there are extremely intelligent beings that live on the edges of the galaxy. They cannot travel to the center so they send normal beings who they use as emmissaries. These human beings have much of the superintelligence crammed into their head and their real personality is thus shattered.
I highly recommend the book by the way. If you want some hard science fiction with an amazingly detailed and alien world, check it out.