What if gods could be killed . . . and what if men themselves could
become gods?
The tyranny of the gods is absolute, and they are capricious, malevolent
and almost all-powerful, playing cruel games with the fates of mortals
for their own ends . . .
No one should have such power, and certainly not gods with no
understanding of the hard, mortal life.
But of course, taking on the gods means taking on power themselves . .
. and power corrupts. If they manage to, once they have taken it from
the gods, what it to stop our heroes from keeping it for themselves .
. . ?
A vibrant and powerful epic set against an alternate Bronze Age, this
tale of gods, men and monsters, conspiracy and war, is a rich,
compelling and original read from a master of the historical and fantasy
genres. The people caught up in toils of the gods are merely trying to
survive. Victims of vicious whims, trapped by their circumstances or
pushed beyond what the mortal frame can bear, a handful of god-touched
mortals - a scribe, a warlord, a dancer and a child - are about to be
brought together in a conspiracy of their own.
A conspiracy to reach the heavens, and take down the corrupt and aging
gods . . . who are already facing troubles of their own . . .
