The Mercy of Gods is the first book in the new series called The Captive’s War. The Carryx has waged wars and enslaved different species across the galaxy for centuries. They descend on Anjiin and the human population is slaughtered and captured. The brightest humans on Anjiin are taken to the Carryx world-palace to join prisoners from other species. Dafyd Alkhor is captured along with the rest of his science team. He is set up to be the champion of humanity as well as its betrayer.

This was a really great start to the series and I really enjoyed it. It was easy to become invested in the story and the characters. I liked the different character dynamics. The story is told from different POV’s and each one was equally enjoyable. It has some really interesting themes such as control and colonialism as different species are forced under the rule of the Carryx. The writing was really good and I loved the ending. 4.5 stars rounded up to a 5 because I had a really great time with this.