The Hunger of the Gods: 2 (The Bloodsworn Trilogy)

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It’s rude,” Gudvar muttered, “and would not be so brave and foolish as to insult me if those bars were not there to protect it. Some of the fun of fantasy books is exploring a world for the first time, but Gwynne finds a way to keep this world interesting even after it was properly made clear in the first book.

Malice, my debut novel, was published by Pan Macmillan in 2012 and went on to win the David Gemmell Morningstar Award for Best Fantasy Debut of 2012. One of the many privileges of being John Gwynne's son is getting access to the first draft of his works. But that's also the joy of reading amazing books, that anticipation for something that is potentially even greater down the road. They go above and beyond what their body is capable of and use their strengths to fight off fears as they embark on their voyage. That difficultly of keeping track of them led to me struggling to emotionally connect to the characters.That being said, I didn't mind the fact that we experience some other characters' journeys and it wasn't confusing as their stories intersect with the main characters much of the time.

Una saga que integra continuamente elementos nórdicos de una manera tan eficiente que es para aplaudir. However, I knew from the last quarter, and the end of the first novel, that she's going to be a crucially important character in The Bloodsworn Saga, and The Hunger of the Gods proved that. The following three books in the series - Valour, Ruin and Wrath, were all shortlisted for the David Gemmell Legend Award for Best Fantasy Novels of 2014, 2015 and 2016, with Wrath winning the 2017 BookNest Awards for Best Traditionally Published Novel.If you are looking for one of the best Norse-inspired epic fantasy stories, then you really must pick up this series. I did not like her in the first book, well, I was just bored reading her PoVs the most and I wasn't interested in her arc at all. John Gwynne has certainly done his homework and created one of the greatest escape reads I've ever come across.

The Hunger of the Gods, the second book in The Bloodsworn Saga, is my second most anticipated books—the first one belongs to The Lost Metal by Brandon Sanderson—of 2022.I finished this book today and wrote this messy review before sleep so I'll do the editing tomorrow and add any other points I missed.

No longer are we dealing with disputes and battles among humans, now ancient (and in some cases downright evil) gods are attempting to influence matters. If more made that choice, in their head and hearts, to live a peaceful life with those they love and value, and just allow others to do the same. 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. The Shadow of the Gods, the first instalment of The Bloodsworn, is released publicly next month, so I can't say too much. Whether it's the Greek-mythology original trilogy or the newly released Norse-mythology one, I think they're all masterwork in video games.I didn't think it was possible for me to be wowed by a John Gwynne book more than I already have leading up to this point.