Loved itI love this book but I loved it because I love what cram and Hurley does and they create the most incredible dark gritty worlds and they give you the world building in a way that I've come to really enjoy
Gods War (2001)
Others: Leaning positive On a ravaged, contaminated world, a centuries-old holy war rages, fought by a bloody mix of mercenaries, magicians, and conscripted soldiers. Though the origins of the war are shady and complex, there’s one thing everybody agrees on– There’s not a chance in hell of ending it. Nyx is a former government assassin who makes a living cutting off heads for cash. But when a dubious deal between her government and an alien gene pirate goes bad, Nyx’s ugly past makes her the top pick for a covert recovery. The head they want her to bring home could end the war–but at what price? The world is about to find out.
- ISBN:
- 9780091952778
- Length:
- 304 pages
Genres: fantasy, science fiction
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Loved it
Mixedwhich I have to say immediately is not I think one of her best books there are definitely some problems with the plot the storytelling the writing in this one but at the time that I read it completely knocked me out of my comfort zone and I really appreciating it for that for pushing me and for the diverse elements in it that I really needed to be exposed to