The Mercy of Gods: Book One of the Captive's War by James S. A. Corey ISBN:9780356517803

Mercy of Gods by James S. A. Corey

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‘THE START OF SOMETHING TRULY EPIC’ Fonda Lee, author of the Green Bone Saga

‘NO ONE BUILDS A UNIVERSE LIKE JAMES S. A. COREY’ John Scalzi, New York Times bestselling author

From the New York Times bestselling author of the Expanse comes a spectacular new space opera that sees humanity fighting for its survival in a war as old as the universe itself. Invasion is only the beginning . . .

The Carryx – part empire, part hive – have waged wars of conquest for centuries, destroying or enslaving species across the galaxy. Now, they are facing a great and deathless enemy. The key to their survival may rest with the humans of Anjiin.

Caught up in academic intrigue and affairs of the heart, Dafyd Alkhor is pleased just to be an assistant to a brilliant scientist and his celebrated research team. Then the Carryx ships descend, decimating the human population and taking the best and brightest of Anjiin society away to serve on the Carryx homeworld, and Dafyd is swept along with them.

They are dropped in the middle of a struggle they barely understand, set in a competition against the other captive species with extinction as the price of failure. Only Dafyd and a handful of his companions see past the Darwinian contest to the deeper game that they must play to survive: learning to understand – and manipulate – the Carryx themselves.

With a noble but suicidal human rebellion on one hand and strange and murderous enemies on the other, the team pays a terrible price to become the trusted servants of their new rulers.

Dafyd Alkhor is a simple man swept up in events that are beyond his control and more vast than his imagination. He will become the champion of humanity and its betrayer, the most hated man in history and the guardian of his people.

This is where his story begins.

‘A fast-paced, intelligent book. Corey is always one of the most engaging voices in the genre’ Adrian Tchaikovsky, author of Children of Time

The Mercy of Gods radiates the dread and revelation of first contact, shaping new worlds and cultures that had me riveted’ Bethany Jacobs, author of These Burning Stars

‘All the things you want in an alien invasion novel: overwhelming aliens, end-of-world terror, and plucky humans who never stop fighting . . . A bang-up read. I want more‘ Paolo Bacigalupi, New York Times bestselling author

‘A powerful, provocative masterpiece that I will be thinking about for a very long time’ Ryka Aoki, author of Light from Uncommon Stars

The start of a thrilling new space opera series from the authors of The Expanse, the most popular and acclaimed science fiction series of the last decade. This will be one of the biggest SF publishing events of the year.


About the Author: James S. A. Corey is the pen name of Daniel Abraham and Ty Franck. In addition to writing the novels and short stories of The Expanse, they wrote and produced the television series of the same name. Daniel lives with his family in the American southwest. Ty will tell you where he lives when and if he wants you to come over.

06 Aug 2024
 

Additional information

Format

Paperback / softback

Genre

Space opera

Readership Level

General (US: Trade)

ISBN

9780356517803

Publication Date

06 Aug 2024

The Mercy of Gods: Book One of the Captive’s War by James S. A. Corey ISBN 9780356517803

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