The Mercy of Gods

<p><b>**THE INSTANT <i>SUNDAY TIMES</i> BESTSELLER**</b><br><b>'THE START OF SOMETHING TRULY EPIC'</b> Fonda Lee, author of the Green Bone Saga<br><b>'DAZZLING . . . THIS IS SPACE OPERA AT ITS BEST'</b> <i>Publishers Weekly</i><br><br><b>From the <i>New York Times </i>bestselling author of the Expanse comes a spectacular new space opera that sees humanity fighting for its survival in a war as old as the universe itself. Invasion is only the beginning . . .</b><br><br>The Carryx - part empire, part hive - has waged wars of conquest for centuries, destroying or enslaving species across the galaxy in its conflict with an ancient and deathless enemy. <br><br>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. <br><br>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.<br><br>Swept up in a conflict beyond his control and vaster than his imagination, Dafyd is poised to become humanity's champion - and its betrayer.<br><br>This is where his story begins.<br><br>'<b>The beginning of what could be Corey's most epic - and entertaining - series yet. Simply mind-blowing'</b> <i>Kirkus</i><br><br><b>'No one builds a universe like James S. A. Corey. When it ends, all you'll want is . . . more'</b> John Scalzi, <i>New York Times</i> bestselling author<br><br><b>'Terrifying alien overlords and a vast intergalactic war with humankind on the brink of annihilation . . <i>The Mercy of the Gods</i> is the start of something truly epic' </b>Fonda Lee, author of the Green Bone Saga<br><br><b>'Like The Expanse, <i>The Mercy of Gods</i> balances cosmic stakes with an astonishingly powerful human drama. Pitch-perfect storytelling</b>' M. R. Carey, author of <i>The Girl With All the Gifts</i><br><br><b>'A fast-paced, intelligent book. Corey is always one of the most engaging voices in the genre' </b><i>A</i>drian Tchaikovsky, author of <i>Children of Time</i><br><br><b>'<i>The Mercy of Gods </i>radiates the dread and revelation of first contact, shaping new worlds and cultures that had me riveted' </b>Bethany Jacobs, author of <i>These Burning Stars</i><br><br><b>'All the things you want in an alien invasion novel: overwhelming aliens, end-of-world terror, and plucky humans who never stop fighting . . . A bang-up read. I want more</b>' Paolo Bacigalupi, <i>New York Times </i>bestselling author<br><br><b>'A powerful, provocative masterpiece that I will be thinking about for a very long time'</b> Ryka Aoki, author of <i>Light from Uncommon Stars</i></p>