As a child, Kissen saw her family murdered at the whim of a fire god. Now Kissen makes a living killing gods, and she enjoys it. That is until she discovers a god she cannot kill: Skedi, a small god of white lies, has somehow bound his life to that of a young noble girl, and they desperately need Kissen's help. Joined by a disillusioned knight on a secret quest, the trio must travel to the ruined city of Blenraden, where the last of the wild gods reside, to each beg a favor. Pursued by assassins and demons, and in the midst of burgeoning civil war, they will all face a reckoning. Something is rotting at the heart of their world, and they are the only ones who can stop it.
Takes place in a richly rendered world ... If The Last of Us didn’t slake your thirst for stories of a grizzled fighter taking a tough kid on the road, then Godkiller should be your jam.
Compelling and fun. And there are few things more enjoyable than watching a bruised yet honorable man and a vengeance-seeking assassin escort a young girl and her manipulative, telepathic divinity of a familiar to the forbidden city of the gods. Especially when the world they’re traipsing through is so rich and laden with narrative potential.
Though brief by fantasy standards, the setting of Godkiller feels epic and lived in, suggesting much more story to be revealed in future installments of the planned trilogy.