The Godless

Children: Book One

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Pub Date Aug 19 2014 | Archive Date Aug 19 2014
St. Martin's Press | Thomas Dunne Books

Description

Perfect for fans of Joe Abercrombie and Brent Weeks, this is the first installment of an exciting new epic fantasy series.

The Gods are dying. Fifteen thousand years after the end of their war, their bodies can still be found across the world. They kneel in forests, lie beneath mountains, and rest at the bottom of the world's ocean. For thousands of years, men and women have awoken with strange powers that are derived from their bodies. The city Mireea is built against a huge stone wall that stretches across a vast mountain range, following the massive fallen body of the god, Ger. Ayae, a young cartographer’s apprentice, is attacked and discovers she cannot be harmed by fire. Her new power makes her a target for an army that is marching on Mireea. With the help of Zaifyr, a strange man adorned with charms, she is taught the awful history of ‘cursed’ men and women, coming to grips with her new powers and the enemies they make. Meanwhile, the saboteur Bueralan infiltrates the army that is approaching her home to learn its terrible secret. Split between the three points of view, the narrative of Godless reaches its conclusion during an epic siege, where Ayae, Zaifyr and Bueralan are forced not just into conflict with those invading, but with those inside the city who wish to do them harm.

Perfect for fans of Joe Abercrombie and Brent Weeks, this is the first installment of an exciting new epic fantasy series.

The Gods are dying. Fifteen thousand years after the end of their war, their...


A Note From the Publisher

BEN PEEK’s previous works include the autobiography Twenty-Six Lies/One Truth, the dystopian novel Black Sheep, and the flip novel, Above/Below, co-written with Stephanie Campisi, which was nominated for a Ditmar Award. His short story collection, Dead Americans, will be released in early 2014, and will comprise of fiction published in anthologies and magazines such as Polyphony, Clarkesworld, and various Year's Best collections. He lives with his partner, and their cat, in Sydney, Australia.

BEN PEEK’s previous works include the autobiography Twenty-Six Lies/One Truth, the dystopian novel Black Sheep, and the flip novel, Above/Below, co-written with Stephanie Campisi, which was nominated...


Advance Praise

Praise for Ben Peek:

"Continues to press the nerd pleasure centers of my brain."
—John Scalzi on Above/Below

"An admirable, entertaining and successful work that adds up to more than the sum of its parts... An elegant composite novel which can, as I think I have shown, be read in any order."
—ASiF on Above/Below

"Ben Peek is a writer I fully expect to blunder out into the scene like a run-away brontosaurus one of these days. He has titanic talent."
—Locus on Twenty-Six Lies/One Truth

Praise for Ben Peek:

"Continues to press the nerd pleasure centers of my brain."
—John Scalzi on Above/Below

"An admirable, entertaining and successful work that adds up to more than the sum of its...


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Available Editions

EDITION Hardcover
ISBN 9781250050021
PRICE $25.99 (USD)