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A review by historydragonsandmagic
Godkiller by Hannah Kaner
4.0
4.5/5 round down. First I want to say that I thoroughly enjoyed this book! This is an absolutely delightful and masterful debut by Hannah Kaner. If you like a good quest story or if you love The Witcher books you will have a great time with Godkiller!
Godkiller is set in a world still reeling from a war between Gods and men. Men won and the Prince who led them to victory over the Gods rules the land. Worship of Gods, who are kept alive or brought into existence by the prayers and offerings of humans, is forbidden and the once sacred city of the Gods is blocked to all except the most stalwart pilgrims who seek to enter by evading or bribing the knights who guard it.
We follow Kissen, a hardened orphan who is a Godkiller (veiga), Inara, a noble child, Skediceth, a small god attached to Inara who is longing to be free to receive the worship of the masses and Elogast, a knight turned baker who is haunted by his violent past but must return to his old ways when he called upon by his closest friend.
All four undertake a trip to the forbidden city to fulfill their quests and what transpires is an unraveling of hopes, dreams, secrets, and pledges.
This book has one of my favorite tropes, found family. It is widely diverse and Hannah Kaner’s representation of PTSD meant a lot to me personally. I am also always on the look out for great disability rep and this book did not disappoint. Kaner’s world is fully developed and I felt immersed in the place and time of our characters. Her characters came alive for me. I cannot wait to see what comes next for Elogast, Kissen, Inara and Skedi!
My only nitpick is there were a few times I found the prose confusing and had to read a few parts several times to understand what was going on.
Godkiller is set in a world still reeling from a war between Gods and men. Men won and the Prince who led them to victory over the Gods rules the land. Worship of Gods, who are kept alive or brought into existence by the prayers and offerings of humans, is forbidden and the once sacred city of the Gods is blocked to all except the most stalwart pilgrims who seek to enter by evading or bribing the knights who guard it.
We follow Kissen, a hardened orphan who is a Godkiller (veiga), Inara, a noble child, Skediceth, a small god attached to Inara who is longing to be free to receive the worship of the masses and Elogast, a knight turned baker who is haunted by his violent past but must return to his old ways when he called upon by his closest friend.
All four undertake a trip to the forbidden city to fulfill their quests and what transpires is an unraveling of hopes, dreams, secrets, and pledges.
This book has one of my favorite tropes, found family. It is widely diverse and Hannah Kaner’s representation of PTSD meant a lot to me personally. I am also always on the look out for great disability rep and this book did not disappoint. Kaner’s world is fully developed and I felt immersed in the place and time of our characters. Her characters came alive for me. I cannot wait to see what comes next for Elogast, Kissen, Inara and Skedi!
My only nitpick is there were a few times I found the prose confusing and had to read a few parts several times to understand what was going on.