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The Shadow of the Gods (The Bloodsworn Saga, #1)
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NGL, I bought the book in large part because of the awesome cover. And I was not disappointed.
But before you go in, know this: there is a LOT of fighting. Lots of shield walls. Lots of spear and sword stabbing and hacking. Axes hooking shields and pulling the shield-bearer off balance.
There are dead gods. There are Tainted (the book's term) descendants of those dead gods, who are frequently treated as thralls (slaves) of "normal" humans because of their special abilities, inherited from those gods. It's all set in an alternate sort of Nordic/Viking universe.
And there is the most Badass Bitch female warrior you could possibly want.
There's more going on than all this, of course. Missing children, parents who'd do anything to get them back.
It took me a while to read because I personally needed an occasional break from all the battles. YMMV.
Definitely going to read the next book!
But before you go in, know this: there is a LOT of fighting. Lots of shield walls. Lots of spear and sword stabbing and hacking. Axes hooking shields and pulling the shield-bearer off balance.
There are dead gods. There are Tainted (the book's term) descendants of those dead gods, who are frequently treated as thralls (slaves) of "normal" humans because of their special abilities, inherited from those gods. It's all set in an alternate sort of Nordic/Viking universe.
And there is the most Badass Bitch female warrior you could possibly want.
There's more going on than all this, of course. Missing children, parents who'd do anything to get them back.
It took me a while to read because I personally needed an occasional break from all the battles. YMMV.
Definitely going to read the next book!
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