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 This is Book 3 of the Godkiller Trilogy, so if you haven't read the other two books, it's going to be hard to keep up with what's going on with this one.  I have reviewed the first two already and they can be found at the following links:                           Godkiller                           Sunbringer There are six main characters that feature in all the books and they are: Lessa Craier who was a nobelwoman turned pirate after her home was burnt to the ground by a god; Lessa's daughter Inara whose father was a god and so she carries some god-like powers: Arren the king who carries the flame of the god Hestra in place of his heart; The knight Elo who once worked quietly as a baker but now command's the king's army; Kissen the godkiller and lastly Skedi, the small god of white lies, who is bonded with Inara and keeps her safe. The land of Mi...

Sunbringer is the second book in The Fallen Gods Trilogy, and if you haven't read the first book, Godkiller, then you will not get the full experience with this one.  The first book introduces the concept of multiple gods existing alongside, and sometimes even within the people, and the setting has some parallels with medieval times in Britain. Gods can rise and fall in strength depending on how many followers and offerings they have, and if they become too strong, they can manipulate armies and alter the balance of power in the land.  Most people are helpless against the gods, but a group of people known as Veiga have special powers that allow them to become godkillers and fight back when necessary.   The godkiller Kissen is a strong woman with a fearless mind, and although she lost a leg many years ago, that has never held her back and she fights alongside knights, matching their fighting skills at every turn.  Her prosthetic leg is made from briddite, which i...

  Cast aside everything you think you know about fairies and prepare to slip into a world within our world.  Doreen Hopwood has created an entire mythical civilisation with its own complex society and territorial conflicts, that functions just beyond human reach, and is only accessible through closely guarded portals. The world of Sidhthean is broken into territories held by fairies, goblins, trolls and gnomes and the most powerful ruler is Queen Ceriddwen who controls access to the Four Gates which can be opened onto to the human world.  Her kingdom has been put under threat by Gwynn ap Nudd, King of the Goblins, who has already invaded the Anunnaki lands and killed the entire population there, including the Anunnaki dragon fairies and shapeshifting flower fairies.  Now that Ceriddwen's son, the Crown Prince Gwion is presumed dead, Gwynn ap Nudd is threatening the Land of the Four Gates, and if he gains control of the land, he intends to invade and conquer the human...

  Well, I made it through one hundred and twenty two pages of this before deciding that there are better books out there and I have already taken it back to the library.  Thank goodness for library books.  Anything that doesn't hit the spot can be returned with no questions asked and you don't have to waste hours of your life on something that sparks no joy. The Left-handed Booksellers is a fantasy novel but, to borrow a phrase from my late father, 'what a load of old tosh'.  I know that the whole point of a fantasy novel is to write about purely imaginary events, but you do have to be able to buy into the alternative world, and this time I really couldn't.   The idea behind the novel is that there are left-handed booksellers in London who are really wizards, and these wizards have to fight off various magical bad guys including goblins dressed as Dickensian street urchins.  I can't tell you much more than that as I stopped reading just after that bit...

  Don't find yourself walking past this book just because you don't like fantasy novels, because this may be the one that changes your mind.  At the time of writing it's riding high in the best seller charts and is already destined to be the first of a series.  Place your bets on how long it takes before it becomes a Netflix film or box set. Set in a dark world filled with vengeful gods, the book begins with a whole family thrown into cage where they will be burnt as a sacrifice to Hseth, a god of fire.  Kissen is still a young girl but she is determined to free herself from the ropes that bind her and then free her family so they can escape this painful death.  She undoes her own ropes, but by the time she has fought with the knots holding her father, the flames are reaching higher and the building around them is collapsing.  The roof falls in, trapping Kissen's leg, and although her father is free to run he stays to free Kissen from the wreckage by severi...