The Gods Below
the instant Sunday Times bestseller of warring gods, feuding sisters and devastating magic
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Publisher Description
***The instant Sunday Times bestseller***
'An epic and heart rending struggle between gods and mortals, lovers and siblings . . . Stewart is a writer of genius and brilliance' Hannah Kaner
'Stewart's worlds are some of the most exceptionally inventive in modern fantasy. A must read!'
Shannon Chakraborty
TO FIND HER SISTER, SHE MUST GO TO WAR WITH A GOD
A divine war has shattered the world. Now the various human nations must pay a regular tribute of magical gems to the conquering god Kluehnn - or face his unholy wrath.
Such matters are of little concern to Hakara. All she cares about is finding her long-lost sister, Rasha. But when Hakara learns she can channel the magic in the gems, she falls in with a secretive band of rebels who promise they can help her find Rasha.
But only if Hakara joins their war against a god.
The Gods Below begins an epic new fantasy series from Sunday Times bestselling author Andrea Stewart, where two sisters find themselves on opposite sides of a war against gods.
Praise for the series
'Impossible to resist - stunning, powerful, and hypnotic in equal measure. This is an absolute gem, one for the ages' Fanfiaddict
'The Gods Below is as breathtaking as its magic system promises. Expect old gods, altered beings, magic stones, fighting, romance, and rollicking good fun. Stewart's newest series cements her as a bright voice in the fantasy genre' L. R. Lam
'This awe-inspiring trilogy-starter is everything fans of high fantasy have been looking for. Its characters are compelling, its world is vivid, new, and visceral' Booklist (starred review)
The Hollow Covenant
The Gods Below
The War Beyond
Other books by Andrea Stewart
The Drowning Empire
The Bone Shard Daughter
The Bone Shard Emperor
The Bone Shard War
PUBLISHERS WEEKLY
Stewart (The Bone Shard Daughter) explores how blood ties can strain against the ties of friendship in this stirring first volume of a new epic fantasy trilogy about sisters separated by divine intervention. Hakara and Rasha, orphans fleeing the god Kluehnn's "restoration," a process that alters or vanishes half the human population, wind up on different sides of a magic barrier. Hakara spends the next 10 years exploiting her sensitivity to magic to earn passage back to her sister. Meanwhile Rasha, who has been transmuted by restoration, adopts Kluehnn as her patron and trains to become one of his special agents, known as godkillers. Politics complicate their separate plans as human rulers plot to forestall restoration and the other gods work to stay hidden from Kluehnn's agents. While the duplicity of Kluehnn is never in doubt, Stewart maintains a good balance between the sisters and their competing goals, creating a fascinating level of moral ambiguity so that readers will feel that each character is justified in making her choices. This promises good things for the series to come.
