I Can’t Wait For…Against All Gods by Miles Cameron

Posted 8th June 2022 by Sia in Can't-Wait Wednesday / 0 Comments

Can’t-Wait Wednesday is a weekly meme hosted over at Wishful Endings to spotlight and discuss the books we’re excited about but haven’t yet read. Most of the time they’re books that have yet to be released, but not always. It’s based on the Waiting on Wednesday meme, which was originally hosted by Jill at Breaking the Spine

This week my Can’t-Wait-For is Against All Gods by Miles Cameron!

Against All Gods by Miles Cameron
Genres: Fantasy, Historical Fantasy
Published on: 23rd June 2022
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The gods play their games, looking down on the mortal realm and moving men as pawns. Sacrificing lives, towns, even civilisations as they make moves against each other, oblivious to and uncaring of the suffering it causes.

They are above it all: worshipped, emulated and admired.

Yet there is one among them who exists to sow chaos, to challenge the way of things, and to stir up trouble. One who sees the gods growing indolent and contented and selfish . . . and who is ready to meddle in the world of men. Not as part of the immortal game, but because they believe it's possible for men to challenge . . . and even topple . . . the gods themselves.

An epic which draws on the Greek mythology of gods and heroes, this new trilogy is a must read for fans of Dan Simmons and Madeline Miller alike.

If this was by almost any other author, I probably wouldn’t be interested. But I am, because it’s not: it’s by Miles Cameron, one of the only authors I’ve followed across genre lines (his debut sci-fi, Artifact Space, was one of my favorite books of last year). I’ve never been able to put into words what it is about his prose that I find so deliciously moreish – to the point that I’ve read every one of his books multiple times! – but it means that at this point, I really don’t care what he writes: I’ll read it!

Besides, I do love stories that explore the nature of gods and godhood, and Cameron has done an amazing job writing about challenging and overthrowing traditional power structures before – it’s a big theme in his Masters & Mages trilogy, and Artifact Space is set in a society that’s already done its restructuring.

And you’ve gotta love the tag line Absolute power corrupts…eternally. !

Will you be reading this too? Let me know!

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