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There’s a lot going on in Pizzolo’s wonderfully bizarre story, but its most distinctive feature is a barren, nearly dead world. Hallam, Scott. " Halo-8 Entertainment Introduces Godkiller: Tomorrow's Ashes Digital Comics Mini-Series". Dread Central. January 18, 2012. I loved way too many things about this so I honestly don’t know where to start. I believe the best thing about this book was the fact that even though the magic system and the world were crazy good and fleshed out, the author managed to stay clear of info-dumping. You get the information needed organically and in enough doses so you don’t get overwhelmed and as a person who reads fantasy books religiously, let me just say it’s something that’s hard to come by. 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.
Our story follows Kissen, a godkiller. Kissen’s childhood was filled with tragedy, one which has left her with scars that will never fully heal. Haunted by memories and filled with a constant simmering anger, Kissen devotes her life to killing gods, and she’s pretty damn good at it. Yet when she chances upon a young noble child in a tavern, she sets forth on a quest to free her from a god Kissen cannot kill. Inara Craier is bound to Skediceth, the god of white lies, and should they try to part from one another they would both die. Kissen cannot allow another child to die at the hands of a god. Then there is Elogast, once the King’s knight who fought to destroy shrines and kill gods in the great God War, yet in the horrific aftermath Elo put down his sword and to escape his nightmares turned his hand to baking. Elo longs for a quiet, simple life, but when King Arren, once his closest friend, sends him on a mission to save his life and the kingdom, he is forced to return to the city of gods, Blenraden, the city he helped bring to ruin. 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. Killing God With Matt Pizzolo - Bleeding Cool Comic Book, Movies and TV News and Rumors". Bleedingcool.com. 2012-07-30 . Retrieved 2013-12-30. Moore, Debi. "Halo-8 Announces New Comic Book/Illustrated Film The Long Knives". Dread Central. April 7, 2010.I absolutely adored Godkiller. This novel has everything--adventure, wonderful characters, tenderness, humor, passion. I was gripped by both the story and world building ... it is truly spellbinding." -- Elodie Harper, internationally bestselling author of the Wolf Den trilogy Devastating and triumphant, Godkiller will eviscerate you." -- Tasha Suri, award-winning author of The Jasmine Throne Kaner draws her world in deft strokes, many of them broad but leaving space to be filled in later. It may benefit from more thorough detail on the political situation in the sequel (for Godkiller is the first in a series), but none of the characters are intimately involved in national politics here yet, and the world of towns and villages, wilderness and rivers, gods and shrines, is illuminated with enough detail to make it feel plausibly real. It is also, pleasantly, a world where queer relationships are normal. As of the beginning of writing this I'm still not sure what rating I want to give, so maybe I'll figure it out by the end. I wanted to love Godkiller (look at that cover!) but I have very mixed feelings about it. Pitched as perfect for fans of Witcher and Gideon the Ninth... I have questions. Witcher I kind of get as a comp title, though I think think that might set up the wrong expectations. There are some loose similarities. As for Gideon, I think it's a terrible comparison. The only similarity is that both books have queer women with swords. Epic and intimate, tender and sharp, Godkiller is a triumph of storytelling and the beginning of a story that I can't wait to follow." -- Hannah Whitten, New York Times bestselling author of For the Wolf
Each person's colours were different, bright, manipulable. Skedi could tell a liar from a lover, a joker from a fraud.” Enter 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 Ninth Mortals were a riot of thoughts, and gods could see the colours they made, twisting the air about them with their more powerful emotions. Elogast, the Knight. Of course every badass character needs a soft, golden retriever kind of man on their side. Elogast was nice, loyal, and honest. He had this savior complex going on, and her loyalty was frankly annoying sometimes, but what would you expect from a person who literally embodies a dog? And I don’t mean any of this in a bad way. He wasn’t a zealot, nor was he annoying. He just followed what he thought was right.
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The disability rep was really good (Kissen has a prosthesis) and it was really refreshing to see the representation in a main (and incredibly pivotal to the narrative) character too as opposed to just a minor or supporting character. I found Kaner’s portrayal of Gods captivating throughout. These are not invisible gods which the people blindly pray to, oh no, these gods can be summoned, they can physically manifest, and they can be bargained with. Kaner takes great care to show two sides: one where gods offer comfort and hope to those facing desperate times, and one where gods feed off people’s pain and their suffering, and greedily lust to grow more powerful through their prayers. Thus showing why gods of old and new fought against each other and divided the lands between those who still held belief and those who feared the gods. A richly rendered world . . . Kaner writes action that's both fun and intelligible--no mean feat--while keeping the story moving forward nicely. If "The Last of Us" didn't slake your thirst for stories of a grizzled fighter taking a tough kid on the road, then Godkiller should be your jam." -- The Washington Post
The world building was a huge part of what I loved most, it’s exhilaratingly atmospheric and threaded with uncertainty. I loved how vividly detailed the lore surrounding the dwindling gods were and how intrinsically linked their (and the world’s) magic was to the worship and offerings of desperate people, torn between their faith and the king’s new laws.
This is a very strong debut, offering compelling characters whose problems mount from the ordinary to the epic in the space of the novel. I enjoyed it, and I’ll definitely be looking out for the sequel. Moore, Debi (2009-10-06). "Halo-8 Unveils New Godkiller Clip". Dreadcentral.com . Retrieved 2013-12-30. Gods are forbidden in the kingdom of Middren. 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. All the points of view are interesting; their past experiences, flaws, and vulnerabilities revealed to the reader as they're detailed to the other main characters. Inara and Skedi's connection and the god's past are shrouded in mystery, as it should not be possible for a god to survive without a shrine and the love and dedication of followers.
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