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Regarding what to expect, Godkiller includes an LGBTQ+ lead, main characters who struggle with mental illness, a point of view character who has a prosthetic leg, other important disabled characters, and this world's equivalent of sign language. All of these aspects fit seamlessly and enhance the story and the characters around them. We also have incredible set pieces, romance, betrayals, showdowns, curses, tragic loss, demons, and an amazing ending. Little statements and seemingly unimportant details come to be of the utmost importance later on, so Godkiller is absolutely a rewarding novel for those that pay attention. Hannah Kaner is a Northumbrian writer living in Scotland. She works as a senior digital consultant in Edinburgh, delivering digital healthcare, tools, and services for the public sector. She has a first-class degree in English from Pembroke College, Cambridge, and a Masters of Science with distinction from the University of Edinburgh. She is inspired by world mythologies, angry women, speculative fiction and the stories we tell ourselves about being human. Overall, a phenomenally strong and enjoyable debut from Hannah Kaner which ends on a satisfying, though slightly cliffhanger-y ending. I’m definitely excited to see where the rest of the series takes us—and desperately hoping the wait won’t be too long! Godkiller by Hannah Kaner is a dark, gritty and highly immersive debut. This is a tale where gods and mortals collide, where myth and legends are brought to life, where having faith could get you killed. The power of belief is strong, worship can bring peace to many but believing in Gods can be deadly. To seek a God's favour, to have their light shine upon you, is to pay a high price.
Oh some kind of small house god of a local village or river I suspect. Maybe a magpie god of fire, fables and wine. But with a bloody civil war on the horizon and shadowy demons in pursuit, Kissen and Co. face untold danger for something is rotting at the heart of the kingdom—and only they can stop it… Each person’s colours were different, bright, manipulable. Skedi could tell a liar from a lover, a joker from a fraud.” Kissen is a perfect main character, a perfect driving force throughout this story. She’s a veiga, a godkiller, in a world brimming with gods of old and new. She has ghosts that haunt her, the flames of her past contending with the brightness of the future beneath the ever-watching eye of the sun. She has a purpose in her life that directs her across this wide world, but all that changes when she meets Inara.
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First up Kissen, the Veiga. If I were to explain Kissen with one word, it would’ve been badass. Honestly. She is the embodiment of it. She has scars that she wears proudly and unapologetically, both mentally and physically. She also has a prosthetic leg, which is an important part of her yet she never lets it slow her down when it comes to fighting. I love vengeful women way too much for my own good and Kissen was vengeful, yet she didn’t let it consume her. She takes it when a chance presents itself and makes money with her anger. Honestly, what a woman! (Veiga means godkiller by the way, which makes her extra cool.) The gradual introduction to the world and main characters is interspersed with vivid action scenes that keep the storyline engaging. Once the main characters cross paths, the storyline alternates between fast and slow moments, suffering somewhat from pacing issues but still compelling. Things culminate in a gripping ending with lots of action, several reveals and a delicious cliffhanger that sets things up nicely for the next book. Giving this a middle rating as while I enjoyed read it the different Gods and the action at the end, most of the book fell flat and it was a forceful read for me.
Kissen is a god killer; her entire family was sacrificed to a god when she was a child, and she was spared only because her father made a deal with a god. She has sworn to kill every god. One day, she encounters a young noble girl with a god linked to her. Kissen cannot kill the god without harming the girl. When the girl's family is assassinated, they embark on a journey to find a god who can help them break the link.
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It’s a very vigorous, violent, and fraught climax, let’s just say. And recalls, satisfyingly and unexpectedly, elements from the prologue. It has the ease of writing of a YA fantasy book, while being entirely an adult fantasy in topics and themes. Welcome to the Hive, Hannah. Firstly, congratulations on your debut novel, Godkiller ! Can you tell our readers a bit about it? What can they expect? On this forbidden pilgrimage—for in a land where gods are outlawed, pilgrimage is illegal—they encounter the former knight-commander Elogast. Elo has been a baker for three years, trying to put the war that haunts his memories out of his mind. Arren was once his childhood friend, but they disagreed when Arren turned on the gods that had helped them. But despite their disagreements, Elo’s loyalty remains with his friend the king, and Arren has been dying slowly since the last battle of the civil war, when a god kept him alive and (suspiciously, to the reader alert for the potential dramatic catch) didn’t ask for anything then in return. When Arren asks Elo to go to Blenraden to find him a better solution, or a cure, from one of the gods who he has outlawed, Elo goes despite his misgivings. In Godkiller, gods are common, arising at every crossroads, demanding sacrifice and worship. Some are new, some have hardly any power at all, and some are both ancient and powerful. This ecology of divinity has given rise to a profession specialising in getting rid of gods that people want not to have to deal with: the veiga, or godkillers.
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