Member Review
Review by
Melanie R, Reviewer
Godkiller is a compelling, well crafted debut epic fantasy novel by Hannah Kaner.
Written with four points of view in 3rd person narrative, the novel follows a one-legged warrior; a baker-knight; an orphan noble and the god of white lies.
Kissen is a foul-mouthed, no messing veiga who’s mission is to contract kill gods. She does not suffer fools gladly. Her life gets complicated when she falls into the path of Inara, the girl, and her parasitic god Skediceth. Elogast is the last piece in the puzzle, honourable but bruised from battle in more ways than one with a secret mission to complete for best friend, the King.
Kaner’s prose is immersive, bringing tastes and textures, pleasure and pain in deft brushstrokes, painting a fascinating world that really connects with the characters at the heart of the story. The magic system is fascinating, gods need humans to worship them, but there is always the risk they will grow too powerful destroying the humans they need to survive in the process.
All four characters make mistakes as they come together and I really came to care about them, without giving much away. And how could you not love them? Compelling characters are often flawed. I found myself routing for all four, even when they were working in opposition with each other. It was hard to stop turning those pages as a result. This is a diverse world, where racism doesn’t appear to exist, same-sex or bi relationships are not frowned upon. A warrior can kick-ass with a prosthetic leg. This makes it a pleasurable world to inhabit.
Kaner uses god-speak without speech tags, which might seem strange at first but was easy to get in to. I read the book without a map, which made it difficult to understand where all the locations and countries were, but I found it did help when I came across a print of it online.
It’s definitely a book I will reread – so I’ve ordered a special signed edition from Broken Binding. Very glad to hear it’s a planned trilogy, as I can’t wait to read more about Kissen, Elogast, Inara & Skedi.
Written with four points of view in 3rd person narrative, the novel follows a one-legged warrior; a baker-knight; an orphan noble and the god of white lies.
Kissen is a foul-mouthed, no messing veiga who’s mission is to contract kill gods. She does not suffer fools gladly. Her life gets complicated when she falls into the path of Inara, the girl, and her parasitic god Skediceth. Elogast is the last piece in the puzzle, honourable but bruised from battle in more ways than one with a secret mission to complete for best friend, the King.
Kaner’s prose is immersive, bringing tastes and textures, pleasure and pain in deft brushstrokes, painting a fascinating world that really connects with the characters at the heart of the story. The magic system is fascinating, gods need humans to worship them, but there is always the risk they will grow too powerful destroying the humans they need to survive in the process.
All four characters make mistakes as they come together and I really came to care about them, without giving much away. And how could you not love them? Compelling characters are often flawed. I found myself routing for all four, even when they were working in opposition with each other. It was hard to stop turning those pages as a result. This is a diverse world, where racism doesn’t appear to exist, same-sex or bi relationships are not frowned upon. A warrior can kick-ass with a prosthetic leg. This makes it a pleasurable world to inhabit.
Kaner uses god-speak without speech tags, which might seem strange at first but was easy to get in to. I read the book without a map, which made it difficult to understand where all the locations and countries were, but I found it did help when I came across a print of it online.
It’s definitely a book I will reread – so I’ve ordered a special signed edition from Broken Binding. Very glad to hear it’s a planned trilogy, as I can’t wait to read more about Kissen, Elogast, Inara & Skedi.
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