The Mercy of Gods
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**THE INSTANT SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLER**'THE START OF SOMETHING
TRULY EPIC' Fonda Lee, author of the Green Bone Saga'DAZZLING . .
.THIS IS SPACE OPERA AT ITS BEST' Publishers WeeklyFrom the New
York Times bestselling author of the Expanse comes a spectacular
new space opera that sees humanity fighting for its survival in a
war as old as the universe itself. Invasion is only the beginning .
.. The Carryx - part empire, part hive - has waged wars of conquest
for centuries, destroying or enslaving species across the galaxy in
its con?ict 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 con?ict 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. 'The beginning of what could be Corey's most epic - and
entertaining - series yet.Simply mind-blowing' Kirkus'No one builds
a universe like James S. A. Corey.When it ends, all you'll want is
. . .more' John Scalzi, New York Times bestselling
author'Terrifying alien overlords and a vast intergalactic war with
humankind on the brink of annihilation . . The Mercy of the Gods is
the start of something truly epic' Fonda Lee, author of the Green
Bone Saga'Like The Expanse, The Mercy of Gods balances cosmic
stakes with an astonishingly powerful human drama.Pitch-perfect
storytelling' M. R. Carey, author of The Girl With All the Gifts'A
fast-paced, intelligent book.Corey is always one of the most
engaging voices in the genre' Adrian Tchaikovsky, author of
Children of Time'The Mercy of Gods radiates the dread and
revelation of first contact, shaping new worlds and cultures that
had me riveted' Bethany Jacobs, author of These Burning Stars'All
the things you want in an alien invasion novel: overwhelming
aliens, end-of-world terror, and plucky humans who never stop
fighting . . .A bang-up read. I want more' Paolo Bacigalupi, New
York Times bestselling author'A powerful, provocative masterpiece
that I will be thinking about for a very long time' Ryka Aoki,
author of Light from Uncommon Stars