the shadow of the gods the bloodsworn saga

At first I was a little loss because of the unfamiliar terms used in this novel, but I got used to it as the story progressed.

Their narrative seemed to be unrelated at first glance, but I was in grim despair and awestruck wonder how their pieces slowly click into place.

Lastly, Varg, a once-thrall who earned her place in a mercenary crew known as the Bloodsworn. Elvar, a fierce mercenary who was determined to leave her mark in songs and saga-tales. Orka was a mother, a wife, and a huntress who wanted nothing but to live in peace with her family. The story followed three storylines: Orka, Elvar, and Varg. Also, The Tainted, people with cursed blood, were hunted or sold to become thralls or slaves. Mankind who survived the guðfalla did not want to experience being in the mercy of the gods, so worshipping was forbidden and disapproved of. The world became a more treacherous place, where survival took a lot more. A ruined, devastated land, crawling with monster was not the only aftermath of the war. Even when most of the gods were dead, their power and destruction still lingered. The story was set hundreds years after the day of the guðfalla –The godsfall. The Shadow of the Gods by John Gwynne transport readers into the thrilling tale of the dangerous fantasy land of Vigrið which is brimming with covetous jarls, monstrous creatures, bands of mercenaries, and bones and relics of the dead gods that still holds power. Opinions expressed in this review are completely my own. I would like to thank Little, Brown Book Group UK / Orbit for the galley. Now, as whispers of war echo across the mountains and fjords, fate follows in the footsteps of three people: a huntress on a dangerous quest, a noblewoman who has rejected privilege in pursuit of battle fame, and a thrall who seeks vengeance among the famed mercenaries known as the Bloodsworn.Īll three will shape the fate of the world as it once more falls under the shadow of the gods. A world where the bones of the dead gods still hold great power for those brave – or desperate – enough to seek them out.

Now a new world is rising, where power-hungry jarls feud and monsters stalk the woods and mountains. Set in a brand-new, Norse-inspired world, and packed with myth, magic and bloody vengeance, The Shadow of the Gods begins an epic new fantasy saga from bestselling author John Gwynne.Īfter the gods warred and drove themselves to extinction, the cataclysm of their fall shattered the land of Vigrið. Expected publication: May 6th, 2021 by Orbit

The shadow of the gods the bloodsworn saga