The Mercy of Gods

· RB Media · Narrated by Jefferson Mays
4.8
43 reviews
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From the Hugo Award–winning and New York Times bestselling author of the Expanse, James S. A. Corey, comes the start of a monumental new space opera series.

HOW HUMANITY CAME TO THE PLANET CALLED ANJIIN IS LOST IN THE FOG OF HISTORY, BUT THAT HISTORY IS ABOUT TO END.

The Carryx—part empire, part hive—has waged wars of conquest for centuries, destroying or enslaving species across the galaxy in its conflict with an ancient and deathless enemy.

When they descend on the isolated world of Anjiin, the human population is abased, slaughtered, and put in chains. The best and brightest are abducted, taken to the Carryx world-palace to join prisoners from a thousand other species.

Dafyd Alkhor, assistant to a prestigious scientist, is captured along with his team.

Even he doesn’t suspect that his peculiar insight and skills will be the key to seeing past their captors’ terrifying agenda.

Swept up in a conflict beyond his control and vaster than his imagination, Dafyd is poised to become humanity’s champion—and its betrayer.

This is where his story begins.

“No one builds a universe like James S. A. Corey. The Mercy of Gods is wilder and weirder than you can imagine, and when it ends, all you’ll want is ... more.”—John Scalzi, New York Times bestselling author

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4.8
43 reviews
Stephen “Steve” Meiers
January 22, 2025
Good characters and interesting concept, but the "ending" was a bit of a let down IMO. Maybe it's the setup for book two? A lot of pain and suffering and world building and then a cushy limbo, hmm. The Expanse books left doors open for the following books, but this is another level, more like Part One of N. Great story telling though!
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Chris Matthews
August 12, 2024
Definitely less grounded than the author's previous writing. If you enjoyed the final 3 books in The Expanse, you'll definitely like this. I very much can't wait to see where the story goes from here. It's operating on a very grand scale. A good origin story and world building novel exploring the twisted perspectives of humanity's captors.
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JST KSK
October 23, 2024
awesome book. The authors are stretching their legs into other parts of SCI-FI now that they are done with The Expanse. While it is a completely different flavor, their top-notch writing really elevates the experience.
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About the author

James S.A. Corey is the pen name for a collaboration between Daniel Abraham and Ty Franck. James is Daniel's middle name, Corey is Ty's middle name, and S.A. are Daniel's daughter's initials. James' current project is a series of science fiction novels called The Expanse Series. They are also the authors of Honor Among Thieves: Star Wars (Empire and Rebellion).

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