Against All Gods: the epic conclusion to the WHO LET THE GODS OUT series: Who Let the Gods Out? 4

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Your heart will beat faster with every sword stroke, or blast of magic, as you wring your hands over the fate of your favourite characters, and are stupified by the level of realism Cameron brings to a fight scene. But in a particularly savage world of gods, monsters, and barbaric humans, keeping that oath has never been more difficult. Victims of vicious whims, trapped by their circumstances or pushed beyond what the mortal frame can bear, a handful of god-touched mortals – a scribe, a warlord, a dancer and a child – are about to be brought together in a conspiracy of their own. It feels like a lot to take in to begin with, and the first half of the book takes its time introducing characters and slowly bringing them together, before the pace kicks in and the second half races away towards an epic conclusion by way of a thoughtful examination of power, vengeance and self determination. There is chilling foreshadowing however, that should the audacious mortals somehow manage to survive, and in fact succeed in their quest, will they simply become that which they despise, providing more of the same sort of cruelty and capriciousness, if they manage to supplant their divine masters?

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The landscape is beautifully depicted by Cameron, lovely, yet utterly bleak and brutal at the same time. Mortals curse the gods, gods curse the ineptitude of other gods, and it’s all very mythological except it’s delivered in deadpan modern vernacular which somehow feels totally appropriate and often drily funny. Every time I think I have my “best books of the year” list sorted, here comes a book like “Against All Gods” to throw a wrench in my well-made plans.The author makes you hear, see and FEEL it all, and transport you into the heat of the desperate struggle for life and death. Nonetheless, it was the big cheese, Enkul-Anu, and his constant cursing and derision about his fellow gods really got me laughing out loud. Cameron’s vivid descriptions make the reader feel like they are living in the time when gods walked the earth, bred mortals, and made half-god children.

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Miles Cameron’s brilliantly-titled Against All Gods kicks off his Age of Bronze cycle, a new historical fantasy series set (as the name suggests) in a Bronze Age-inspired world populated by mortals, monsters and bickering, manipulative gods.Yet, the gods have MAJOR internal issues, and they may just tear themselves apart before the mortals can have their day, destroying the world in the process. Some mortals cling to their worship of the gods, despite the evidence plainly in their face all along that the gods were detestable. Zos, a veteran mercenary, who is also a daring bull-leaper, is given a suicide mission by his masters, and the cynical warrior might be becoming tired enough of life to not care. All told this is a brilliant introduction to a vivid, fascinating world and a series that promises to only grow in scope, excitement and intrigue – a great first book that leaves you wanting more. Similarly some events can feel a bit convenient, but in a sort of familiarly mythological way that still satisfies – accept anything improbable as ‘because a god wanted it to happen that way’ and you’ll be fine.