The text itself would’ve done a wonderful job recalling all that’s past, but having those several pages’ worth of recap is something all authors of series should do, for utility’s sake.įollowing the battle at Oskutred, gods once again walk the mortal plains, three hundred years after what should’ve been their end. Gwynne has added a “The Story So Far” section, helpfully providing a reminder to all us readers whose memory of certain elements of the prior novel might have been blurred by time. The Hunger of the Gods enters your good graces from the first, even as its length, a good 20% longer than its predecessor, intimidates. And, lest you forget, all these elements were breath-taking already in The Shadow. It hasn’t all resolved yet-far from it-but every element is even clearer, every character fleshed out still further, the world immeasurably deeper. That’s to say, Gwynne’s latest expands the world and characters in such a way as to make The Shadow of the Gods appear a tiny piece of a mosaic you’re finally seeing from the right distance. All sequels should accomplish what John Gwynne’s Hunger of the Gods has.
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