He is married with four children and lives in Eastbourne, where he is part of a Viking re-enactment group. He’s played double bass in a rock ‘n’ roll band and travelled the USA and Canada. John Gwynne studied and lectured at Brighton University. The Shadow of the Gods is an action-packed cinematic read’ Fantasy Hive ‘Reminds me of all that I love in the fantasy genre. The Shadow of the Gods is absolutely stunning, one hell of an epic series opener and a spectacular dose of Viking-flavoured fantasy’ The Tattooed Book Geek ‘Quintessential Gwynne honed to perfection. epic, gritty fantasy with an uncompromising amount of heart’ FanFiAddict ‘A world stunning in its immensity’ Robin Hobb ‘Visceral, heart-breaking and unputdownable’ Jay Kristoff ‘A masterfully crafted, brutally compelling Norse-inspired epic’ Anthony Ryan and bring about a battle that will shake the foundations of the earth. A book of forbidden magic with the power to raise the wolf god Ulfrir from the dead. Their only hope lies within the mad writings of a chained god. Yet even the might of the Bloodsworn and Battle-Grim cannot stand alone against a dragon. Now she plots a new age of blood and conquest.Īs Orka continues the hunt for her missing son, the Bloodsworn sweep south in a desperate race to save one of their own – and Varg takes the first steps on the path of vengeance.Įlvar has sworn to fulfil her blood oath and rescue a prisoner from the clutches of Lik-Rifa and her dragonborn followers, but first she must persuade the Battle-Grim to follow her. Lik-Rifa, the dragon god of legend, has been freed from her eternal prison. Publishing in April 2022, THE HUNGER OF THE GODS is available for pre-order now ( UK/ US) Design by Bekki Guyatt, art by Marcus Whinney Prepare to continue this sweeping adventure of myth, magic and bloody vengeance.

Orbit is thrilled to reveal the cover for THE HUNGER OF THE GODS, the action-packed second novel in John Gwynne’s Bloodsworn series, which began with THE SHADOW OF THE GODS ( UK/ US). Sharpen your axes – it’s time to return to the Battle-Plain!

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