He is married with four children and lives in Eastbourne, where he is part of a Viking reenactment group. Orka is still desperately traversing the continent looking for those who tore apart her family, while hoping that it still isn't too late to save her son. It may not be Abercrombie's level yet—to be fair, no one can do what Abercrombie did with Glokta—but I am pleased to see Gwynne trying out new things and making it work. I'm also a Viking re-enactor and enjoy nothing more than standing in the shield wall with my three sons, who are as passionate about swords and axes as I am (when I'm not stuck in my coat of mail; it's harder than it looks).

Una evolución constante es lo que encuentra el lector en esta segunda parte, no es para nada un puente hacia el tercero. They are strong individuals that would circle the land to fight for what they believe in, sacrifice themselves to save the ones they love, and prove their worth to the world. I was skeptical about Elvar in book 1, I couldn’t decide whether she was good or evil, now I’ve accepted that there’s no black and white here, she’s a selfish, power and fame obsessed woman and I love that, she knows what she wants and she goes for it, she did some awesome things in this book. And I know John Gwynne and his family are all fans of the Norse-mythology God of War video game, too. Plus, the battle scenes in her chapters—especially the final few chapters—were utterly breathtaking.

This is yet another incredible book from John Gwynne, and for me cements him as the best active fantasy author. The Hunger of the Gods continues John Gwynne's acclaimed Norse-inspired epic fantasy series, packed with myth, magic and bloody vengeance. Packed with myth, magic, and bloody vengeance, John Gwynne's "masterfully crafted, brutally compelling, Norse-inspired epic" (Anthony Ryan) continues in The Hunger of the Gods . John Gwynne has done a fantastic job in giving a distinct personality and much depth to each character, even the secondary characters that you cannot help but relate with them.

But at roughly 210k words and more than 600 pages long, it seems like almost the entirety of the novel revolved around them (all the POV characters) traveling. It’s incredibly touching because, on the way to fulfilling her vengeance, she takes time to help others in need when she does not have to. This was mostly enjoyable and does a lot of what I love in Gwynnes writing which is balancing multiple POVs well, creating compelling characters and kickass combat.To calculate the overall star rating and percentage breakdown by star, we don’t use a simple average. If you are familiar with Norse mythology, I doubt it will be difficult for you to predict where the story will go or end up since The Shadow of the Gods. So I finished fairly quickly for an almost 700-page doorstopper and now I am quite sad that I will have yet another long wait for the next one. Ed and I have like wolves pounced on this second instalment the second it was finished, and we loved it! This creates a much more appreciated aspect of "morally grey" characters all around, whereas the first book felt more black and white.

On the other hand, some chapters could've been removed especially in the first half since they didn't add much to the story, or at least should've been summed up and combined with another chapter. For new readers enjoy your first time experiencing Gwynne as he is a magnificent storyteller of gritty and grim fantasy that is full of heart.I was planning on rereading The Shadow of the Gods before picking up this book, but that was not necessary due to a recap being included, so thank you, Orbit! Una saga que integra continuamente elementos nórdicos de una manera tan eficiente que es para aplaudir. Now I can say yes I fully understand why is Gwynne so hyped and now I'm motivated again to read the Faithful and the Fallen. We travel with them as they give us some insight into the "bad guys" and what they are planning for the future of Vigrid. They go above and beyond what their body is capable of and use their strengths to fight off fears as they embark on their voyage.