The Mercy of Gods is a space opera set in a universe where humanity is fighting for its survival in a war as old as the universe itself. It is the first book in a new series by James S. A. Corey, the pen name of authors Daniel Abraham and Ty Franck. The book has received critical acclaim, with many reviewers comparing it favorably to the works of James S. A. Corey and Isaac Asimov.
The Mercy of the Gods is a space opera set in a universe where humanity is fighting for its survival in a war as old as the universe itself. It is the first book in a new series by James S. A. Corey, the pen name of authors Daniel Abraham and Ty Franck. The book has received critical acclaim, with many reviewers comparing it favorably to the works of James S. A. Corey and Isaac Asimov.

Format: Hardback
Length: 432 pages
Publication date: 06 August 2024
Publisher: Little, Brown Book Group

THE START OF SOMETHING TRULY EPIC

Fonda Lee, author of the Green Bone Saga, dazzles with her latest space opera masterpiece, "The Mercy of the Gods." Publishers Weekly hails it as "space opera at its best," and the New York Times bestselling author of the Expanse, James S. A. Corey, calls it "terrifying alien overlords and a vast intergalactic war with humankind on the brink of annihilation."

Set in a universe where humanity is fighting for its survival in a war as old as the universe itself, "The Mercy of the Gods" follows the Carryx-part empire, part hive, as it wages 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.

The beginning of what could be Corey's most epic - and entertaining - series yet. Simply mind-blowing," Kirkus says. "No one builds a universe like James S. A. Corey. When it ends, all you'll want is . . . more," says 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, says. "Like The Expanse, The Mercy of Gods balances cosmic stakes with an astonishingly powerful human drama. Pitch-perfect storytelling," M. R. Ca.

Weight: 664g
Dimension: 241 x 164 x 38 (mm)
ISBN-13: 9780356517797