The Hunger of the Gods (The Bloodsworn Trilogy, 2)
Packed with myth, magic, and bloody vengeance, John Gwynne's "masterfully crafted, brutally compelling, Norse-inspired epic" (Anthony Ryan) continues in The Hunger of the Gods.
THE DEAD GODS ARE RISING.
Lik-Rifa, the dragon god of legend, has been freed from her eternal prison. Now she plots a new age of blood and conquest.As Orka continues the hunt for her missing son, the Bloodsworn sweep south in a desperate race to save one of their own-and Varg takes the first steps on the path of vengeance.
Elvar has sworn to fulfill her blood oath and rescue a prisoner from the clutches of Lik-Rifa and her dragonborn followers, but first she must persuade the Battle-Grim to follow her. Yet even the might of the Bloodsworn and Battle-Grim cannot stand alone against a dragon god.
Their only hope lies within the mad writings of a chained god. A book of forbidden magic with the power to raise the wolf god Ulfrir from the dead...and bring about a battle that will shake the foundations of the earth.
The final book in the trilogy, The Fury of the Gods, is available now!
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Praise for The Shadow of the Gods
"There is not a dull chapter in this fantasy epic." --Vulture (Best of the Year)
"A satisfying and riveting read. It's everything I've come to expect from a John Gwynne book." --Robin Hobb
"A masterfully crafted, brutally compelling Norse-inspired epic." --Anthony Ryan
"A masterclass in storytelling . . . epic, gritty fantasy with an uncompromising amount of heart." --FanFiAddict
For more from John Gwynne, check out:
The Bloodsworn Trilogy
The Shadow of the Gods
The Hunger of the Gods
The Fury of the Gods
Of Blood and Bone
A Time of Dread
A Time of Blood
A Time of Courage
The Faithful and the Fallen
Malice
Valor
Ruin
Wrath
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Community Reviews
I admit, I was very hesitant about The Bloodsworn Trilogy: could John Gwynne create another world that I could love and not constantly measure against The Banished Lands? The answer, my friends, is a resounding YES. This is an author you can trust and I will never let fear get in the way of another book by Gwynne.
The Hunger of the Gods is the second book of Gwynne's Bloodsworn Trilogy. In addition to the three POV's from the first book, we gain two more to help move the story forward, flesh it out even more and make it even more dynamic.
The dragon god from ages past has been set free and she is ready to bathe the world in fire in return for all the years being locked away. Orka - the most fierce female warrior I have ever read - she is closing in on those who took her son Breca, her hunt never flagging, her mother's love pushing her ever onward. Varg continues on his path for vengeance against those responsible for what happened with his beloved sister and Elvar must figure out a way to fulfill her oath and she needs the Battle Grim to do it.
Even those with the blood of gods alive and dead may not be enough for the battle that is surely coming as the dragon god plots to raze the land, magic books surfacing that contain the power to raise other gods from the dead....
I absolutely adored this installment of The Bloodsworn Trilogy. I am still sitting here, just finished the book minutes ago, shaking my head in amazement and awe....and waiting for my heart rate to return to normal. Friends, take my advice - when you get 80% of the way through, make sure to block off enough time that you can knock out the last 20% of the book in one shot. The chapters are going to spike your adrenaline - it's going to physically hurt because you literally can't catch your breath for what is happening.
A massive thank you to NetGalley and Orbit for allowing me the honor of reading the ARC of The Hunger of the Gods - more so, thank you to John Gwynne for the gift of another epic fantasy world and characters to love and cherish many, many years to come. Outstanding story, cannot wait for the conclusion!
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