Godkiller - Hannah Kaner

“Godkiller will have you in its grasp from the first pages. . . Godkiller is a bone-rattling fantasy thriller that flies by in a breathtaking rush." — Joe Hill, #1 New York Times bestselling author of Locke & KeyEnter a land of gods and monsters, soldiers and mercenaries, secrets and wishes—the explosive #1 internationally bestselling fantasy debut in a new trilogy for fans of The Witcher and Gideon the NinthGods are forbidden in the kingdom of Middren. An extraordinary journey.” — Samantha Shannon, New York Times bestselling author of The Priory of the Orange Tree "Beautifully imagined and intensely felt . . .

Now, she makes a living killing them and enjoys it. Formed by human desires and fed by their worship, there are countless gods in the world—but after a great war, the new king outlawed them and now pays “godkillers” to destroy any who try to rise from the shadows.As a child, Kissen saw her family murdered by a fire god. But all this changes when Kissen is tasked with helping a young noble girl with a god problem.

The child’s soul is bonded to a tiny god of white lies, and Kissen can’t kill it without ending the girl’s life too.Joined by a disillusioned knight on a secret quest, the unlikely group must travel to the ruined city of Blenraden, where the last of the wild gods reside, to each beg a favor. Pursued by assassins and demons, and in the midst of burgeoning civil war, they will all face a reckoning. Something is rotting at the heart of their world, and they are the only ones who can stop it.

"Epic and intimate, tender and sharp, Godkiller is a triumph of storytelling." — Hannah Whitten, New York Times bestselling author of For the Wolf