A few things before I begin:
1. How do you pass up an SF/F book by a man named Mars? With a name like Mars, it has to be good. And pretty violent.
2. This was supposed to post last Tuesday. I’m not sure what series of events led to it not happening–I’m blaming technology, but I’m pretty sure it was my fault. Very sorry, Mr. Everson–I try to keep the irresponsibility to my reading choices.
3. Not only should you look into this book that I’m featuring today, but the sequel is supposed to be out in 5 short days. Be sure you look into Pawns of a Cruel God. It looks great. (there’s something going on in the cover image that I need to understand, yes, I might have just signed up for 800 pages of reading because of a cover…)
Okay, let’s get down to business: I’m very pleased to bring you this spotlight for the first in Mars G. Everson’s The God Engine series, Thralls of a Tyrant God this morning. If you’re in the mood for some grimdark goodness–this’ll be right up your alley. If you’re just in the mood for a great-looking fantasy of any stripe, you’ll want to investigate this one, too.
Book Details:
Book Title: Thralls of a Tyrant God by Mars G. Everson
Series: The God Engine, #1
Publisher: St. Martin’s Press
Release date: April 13, 2023
Format: Ebook, paperback, hardcover
Length: 433 pages
About the Book
A Dark Fantasy Epic, The God Engine trilogy is the start of a unique and exciting universe, perfect for fans of Brandon Sanderson’s Cosmere and Steven Erikson’s The Malazan Book of the Fallen.
What would you sacrifice to be free?
For Senn, former slave turned rebel leader and now the powerful Herald of the Lord of Greed, the answer was everything. He thought he had left hope behind forever. But when a ghostly child with sparkling blue eyes appears to him, Senn’s loyalty is tested. His own God and army turn against him, forcing him to flee into the harsh desert wasteland alone and powerless.
But as he searches for revenge and a new source of power, he must confront his past, including the woman he left behind at the mercy of the Forever King and his Chainkeepers. A new path that may lead him to Hope, even if he’s not yet ready to embrace it.
Will Senn find redemption and a new purpose, or will he fall to the forces that seek to destroy him and turn all of humanity into thralls?
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About the Author
Mars G. Everson is the author of the grimdark trilogy “The God Engine”, the standalone sci-fi novel “The Name of the Shadow” and a collection of short stories.
He writes Sci-fi, Fantasy, and especially likes writing a mix of both. His favorite authors in those realms are Ursula K. Le Guin, Arthur C. Clarke, J.R.R. Tolkien and Brandon Sanderson. He became a writer mainly so he could put his name in the same paragraph as those writers. Mission Accomplished!
He would like to live in a time where technology is indistinguishable from magic. Luckily, reality is turning that way really fast. The bad part: reality is turning that way really fast.
He lives with his wife and superhero sons somewhere in America, when not travelling around this world and others in the multiverse to learn as much as he can about the human experience.
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