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

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The themes of loneliness, found family, forgiveness, courage, glory, and leadership are still dominant in this brutal Norse-inspired fantasy world and series. Orka's character development was excellent, I enjoyed seeing another side of her and watch her learn more about herself. Okay, incredible story and character development aside, let's talk about some of the fun settings and my favorite sequences. Witnessing how much she has developed since her first chapter in The Shadow of the Gods was undeniably satisfying to me. 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.

That difficultly of keeping track of them led to me struggling to emotionally connect to the characters. Believe me when I say that without those and specially the recap I would not have enjoyed this series and probably would not have continued it. The element of slavery or “thralls” instantly fills me with rage, and from the first book I’ve been hoping for an uprising or revolution. The Gods show up and a fierce battle ensues, leaving you in a state of shock and awe, all the while, wanting more.

I was often lost by the sea of names, I did check the glossary, yes but I wasn't able to truly distinguish their personalities except for very few, the rest were painted by the same shade. You can change your choices at any time by visiting Cookie preferences, as described in the Cookie notice. Whether it's the Greek-mythology original trilogy or the newly released Norse-mythology one, I think they're all masterwork in video games.

The Shadow of the Gods is absolutely stunning, one hell of an epic series opener, and a spectacular dose of Viking-flavoured fantasy. I live on the south coast of the UK with my beautiful wife, three sons and my daughter, and an assortment of animals (at the moment three dogs, a horse and a lamb who thinks she's a dog). ACT Contact / FAQ About Events / Videos Merch / Subs Sign in/up The Hunger of the Gods : Book Two of the Bloodsworn Saga Gwynne, John More by this author. This was an epic and action-packed fantasy about vengeance, loyalty, friendship, power, grief and love. It’s incredibly touching because, on the way to fulfilling her vengeance, she takes time to help others in need when she does not have to.I read the Shadow of the Gods last year and the world-building + idea behind the book were great but the book itself. Plus, the battle scenes in her chapters—especially the final few chapters—were utterly breathtaking.

First, and most importantly, it was actually gripping and I couldn't put the book down, especially in the last 30%. Varg and the Bloodsworn begins their hunt for Skalk, who had abducted Vol, the cheif's wife and finally, Elvar and Battle Grim proceeds to fulfill their blood oath made to Uspa by rescuing her husband and son. 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. Orka is still desperately traversing the continent looking for those who tore apart her family, while hoping that it still isn't too late to save her son.I love Orka so much, she is brave, strong, resilient, loyal, fierce and she will do anything for those she cares about. I was reading this in a receptive state of mind—I was embroiled in the plot, excited about the resurrection of the gods, and yes, fairly emotional in some heart-wrenching moments. As tension mounts with each passing page, Gwynne delivers exhilarating fights and gruesome battles with such vivid prose the choreography jumps off the page. When I saw we were getting Gudvar pov chapters I wasn't too excited at first, but I was totally wrong bc they were some of the most entertaining, dude is a total weasel, but he is funny as hell.