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The Broken God

The Broken God

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  • Author：Gareth Ryder-Hanrahan
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Summary

Enter a city of dragons and darkness。

The Godswar has come to Guerdon， dividing the city between three occupying powers。 While the fragile Armistice holds back the gods， other forces seek to extend their influence。 The criminal dragons of the Ghierdana ally with the surviving thieves - including Spar Idgeson， once heir to the Brotherhood of Thieves， now transformed into the living stone of the New City。

Meanwhile， far across the sea， Spar's friend Carillon Thay travels towards the legendary land of Khebesh， but she， too， becomes enmeshed in the schemes of the Ghierdana - and in her own past。 Can she find what she wants when even the gods seek vengeance against her？

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Reviews

Michelle ，

Yes！！！！！Great read！！！ It sounds ludicrous considering the content， but Gareth Hanrahan is a breath of fresh air;）Absolutely， thoroughly enjoyed reading this series and hope there’s a book four- there’s definitely scope for it。 This author， and his ideas are fresh and new and his work engages the mind and keeps the pages turning。 Really， read this！

Timon Andries ，

Always such a rollercoaster these books。 The only thing I liked a bit less was the ending。 Just because there was so much build up and then the ending goes quite fast。

K ，

Another excellent installment， it's going to be murder to wait for the next one！ Another excellent installment， it's going to be murder to wait for the next one！ 。。。more

Kerry Smith ，

Once again Gareth Hanrahan left me with a sense of awe and wonderEach book has been different and brilliant in every way。 This latest one is a mix of familiar characters and some startling new ones and like the New City and the title itself your mind get taken on a guided tour of twisted storylines， broken gods， betrayals and sacrifices that takes you down deep tunnels and up flights of stairs that lead into places you don't expect。This has one of the best series I've read in a long time and can Once again Gareth Hanrahan left me with a sense of awe and wonderEach book has been different and brilliant in every way。 This latest one is a mix of familiar characters and some startling new ones and like the New City and the title itself your mind get taken on a guided tour of twisted storylines， broken gods， betrayals and sacrifices that takes you down deep tunnels and up flights of stairs that lead into places you don't expect。This has one of the best series I've read in a long time and can see myself rereading again and again。 。。。more

James ，

Following up the shadow saint is a hard act to follow 3 books in Gareth finds even more imaginative ways to weird and just plain crazy some of the best chapters are thr exploration of the fallout of the gods War。 Now just give me book 4 because that ending

Dawn Buchanan ，

Good readThis is a very well written novel， that holds your interest from the beginning to the end。 The two previous be in the series were just as riviting。

Kamila Komisarek ，

t“There are always monsters and powerful folk in charge， scheming and squabbling with each other。 Sometimes they’ll help you， and sometimes they’ll hurt， but they never give a damn about us on the streets。”“The Broken God” is the third book of “The Black Iron Legacy” fantasy series by Gareth Ryder-Hanrahan。 This review will contain spoilers to the first two books because I can’t write anything of essence without it， so if you haven’t started this series yet， I advise you to go and read my review t“There are always monsters and powerful folk in charge， scheming and squabbling with each other。 Sometimes they’ll help you， and sometimes they’ll hurt， but they never give a damn about us on the streets。”“The Broken God” is the third book of “The Black Iron Legacy” fantasy series by Gareth Ryder-Hanrahan。 This review will contain spoilers to the first two books because I can’t write anything of essence without it， so if you haven’t started this series yet， I advise you to go and read my review of “The Gutter Prayer” first， and then decide if you want to read it。 tEvery book in “The Black Iron Legacy” has a different central theme。 “The Gutter Prayer” mainly evolved around a heist and took place in Guerdon， with only minor mentions of what is happening outside the city。 “The Shadow Saint” focused on politics， elections， and trying to get ready for inevitably incoming threats。 Finally， “The Broken God” is the damage control after the worst imaginable disaster already happened。 Each volume is focused on a different set of characters that slowly show us the enormous wealth of the world that the author has created。 I love that with every book， we got pulled into this expanding world more。 tThis series is very peculiar for me。 It is not a quick read。 I usually spent a week or two with those books， slowly making my way through the complicated and complex storylines。 It doesn’t keep me on the edge of my seat the whole time （except the endings， as those are always highly gripping and epic）， and I don’t love the characters so much that I would cry for them。 And yet， I still love reading them！ I come back to Guerdon repeatedly with every new book to see what crazy mess is happening now。 t“The Black Iron Legacy” is one of my favourite series when it comes to world-building。 It is dark， unprecedently imaginative and simply stunning。 The main attractions include the mad gods， corpse-eating ghouls， evil sorcerers made of worms， a magical city that is alive， crazy alchemist and their horrible creations。 And dragons， let’s not forget the dragons， who are mainly pirates。 I couldn’t not fell in love with this world！tMoving on to the “The Broken God” itself。 This time we follow Cari， who leaves Guerdon in a quest to make sure her friend Spar survives in whatever form was left for him。 But in the meantime， Guerdon must face its internal troubles。 With the fragile Armistice， life in the city is almost unbearable for ordinary people。 The whole place is divided into three occupation zones controlled by Ishmere with their mad gods， Haith with their undead， and Lyrix with their dragons。 This book mostly features the last fraction， as one of the protagonists is Rasce， the chosen of the dragon and prince of Ghierdana。 Spar， who is fading into oblivion while Cari is away， forms a bond with Rasce， who swiftly uses his newly acquired saint powers。 It causes no end of trouble for poor Eladora， who is prepared to do everything to keep the Armistice in place。 The last protagonist is Baston， a thief of the Brotherhood who used to be Spar’s friend and now has a hard time finding his place in the new Guerdon， so he eventually ends up supporting Ghierdana。 tThe book starts on a slow note， and it takes time to get to know a primarily new cast of characters， but after few first chapters， we are pulled into the dark world of intrigues and never-ending struggles for power。 And the thing is， it’s hard to say who should we cheer for， as not one party has good intentions。 tI immensely enjoyed another visit to Guerdon， and once again， I was left wanting more and looking forward to the next book。 tt 。。。more

Annarella ，

The Black Iron Legacy is one of my favorite fantasy series and you always wonder what will happen as each book is full of surprises， new places and characters， and new horrors。We get to discover new places ， new gods and to learn what's happening in the life of the main characters。My expectations for this book were very high and i can say I wasn't disappointed as I turned pages as fast as I could。Spar， the man who became a city， is my favorite one and we follow his struggle to choose if reaming The Black Iron Legacy is one of my favorite fantasy series and you always wonder what will happen as each book is full of surprises， new places and characters， and new horrors。We get to discover new places ， new gods and to learn what's happening in the life of the main characters。My expectations for this book were very high and i can say I wasn't disappointed as I turned pages as fast as I could。Spar， the man who became a city， is my favorite one and we follow his struggle to choose if reaming human or becoming a god。 There's a lot of changes in this story and I was left wondering what will be next。We follow Cari and we met people from her past and visit new places。Rache is a sort of villain as we follow his descent into madness。There are some images that reminded of me of Hyeronimus Bosch's The Garden of Delights。 and I think that Gareth Hanrahan is one of the most visionary author in the fantasy field。This books is well written and gripping， the world building is breath taking and the character development excellent。I thought this was going to be the last in the series but I discovered that are some more。 I'm more than happy because I want more places， more characters and more vision。A gripping and highly entertaining book， strongly recommended。Many thanks to Orbit and Netgalley for this ARC， all opinions are mine 。。。more

Ollie ，

Guerdon has been carved up in order to staunch its wounds。 Tenaciously surviving invasion thanks to an armistice balanced on the threat of mutually assured destruction， the city and its occupying forces find themselves struggling to either maintain it or exploit the situation for their own ends。 Meanwhile， across the sea， Carillon Thay contends with her growing legend and her difficult destiny as she attempts to help one of the few friends she has left。 But with enemies both mortal and divine hu Guerdon has been carved up in order to staunch its wounds。 Tenaciously surviving invasion thanks to an armistice balanced on the threat of mutually assured destruction， the city and its occupying forces find themselves struggling to either maintain it or exploit the situation for their own ends。 Meanwhile， across the sea， Carillon Thay contends with her growing legend and her difficult destiny as she attempts to help one of the few friends she has left。 But with enemies both mortal and divine hungering for vengeance， it will take all her cunning and grit to evade her pursuers and get the answers she seeks。Anyone who has had the pleasure of reading either of the preceding two books （click here for my review of The Shadow Saint） will be well aware by now of just how good Gareth Hanrahan is at injecting a setting with personality。 Guerdon feels like a living， breathing - well， possibly wheezing， with all those fumes - place， with subways， corpse shafts and ghoul tunnels crisscrossing it like veins and arteries， clogged with socially stratified humanity and eldritch horrors alike。 It’s an unalloyed joy to return to its twisting streets。This time around， however， there’s even more of the world map to be fleshed out， and it’s every bit as entertaining to find out about more of the wider world outside Guerdon as it was to discover the eery lands of Haith in The Shadow Saint。 The God-touched land of Ilbarin gets plenty of time in the spotlight here， allowing us to see the fallout from the Godswar not just in terms of the miracle-wracked landscape and seas but also in the unexpected consequences of a holy war being waged; namely， the opportunistic Ghierdana moving into the area to further their criminal enterprises。The Ghierdana are undoubtedly the key players in this volume of the story， and they are yet another well-rounded and wholly distinct faction。 Not for them the fervent devotion to the mad gods of the Ishmeric pantheon or the stolid endurance of the undying of Haith; no， they are all action and scheming， a no-nonsense criminal enterprise of fire and vengeance。 Much of that fire， in a very literal sense， comes from that which gives them their edge， of course。 The Ghierdana are a dragon mafia， essentially， and are every bit as exciting and dangerous as that implies。 Their dragons have helped ensure the armistice in Guerdon holds， with their home nation of Lyrix uneasily allied to the criminal empire and the “final say” that the scaly horrors have over the other occupying forces of Haith and Ishmere。The ambitious Rasce is ready to upset this delicate balance， however， as he seeks to tighten the Ghierdana’s hold on Guerdon。 Rasce is an extremely entertaining character to get to know， with the kind of swaggering confidence that comes with flying into battle astride a massive dragon。 Rasce’s character development is excellent too， as he desperately seeks to please the dragon that chose him by allying with the remnants of the Brotherhood to take on the Alchemists。 Thanks to events elsewhere， we see plenty more about how the Ghierdana function and get a strong sense of exactly the kind of people they are， which gives plenty of context to Rasce’s actions and personality。Cari， perhaps unsurprisingly， is not the biggest fan of the Ghierdana。 Having come up against them in her role as divine backstreet vigilante the Saint of Knives， she’s wary of crossing them again without her formidable powers to back her up。 Unfortunately for her， her travels bring her to Ilbarin， where the Ghierdana now rule over what’s left of the island nation in the aftermath of the Godswar wracking it。 How her plans intersect with those of the Ghierdana， as well as their role in the armistice of the city she wants to protect， makes for very satisfying reading。 This is extremely well plotted stuff， with characters being pulled this way and that by obligations to family， friends， honour and nation in ways that feel totally and believably human， despite the fantastical nature of much of the world。The Black Iron Legacy impressed from the off， and this third instalment is no different。 Hanrahan continues to build on the impressive foundations laid by the two excellent previous books， expanding on a world which once again surprises and delights with its dark wonders and disturbing creatures。 The Broken God is another triumph， and the next book in this series can’t come soon enough。 。。。more

Adam ，

There was a section of Gareth Hanrahan’s The Broken God， the third book in the The Black Iron Legacy series， that I didn’t want to end。 The reader is led through a land ravaged by the Godswar， where anything is possible， and Hanrahan’s creativity and imagination shines the brightest。 It reminded me Ed McDonald’s nightmare Misery environment mixed with Michael Fletcher’s insane， hypnotized mob cult from The Mirror’s Truth。 The Godswar-set chapters was the first time in the story that truly pulled There was a section of Gareth Hanrahan’s The Broken God， the third book in the The Black Iron Legacy series， that I didn’t want to end。 The reader is led through a land ravaged by the Godswar， where anything is possible， and Hanrahan’s creativity and imagination shines the brightest。 It reminded me Ed McDonald’s nightmare Misery environment mixed with Michael Fletcher’s insane， hypnotized mob cult from The Mirror’s Truth。 The Godswar-set chapters was the first time in the story that truly pulled me in， but it took a long while to get there。 I recall The Shadow Saint having a slow first half before rocketing toward an amazing finish， and this book started in the same fashion， but the excitement level never reached the same heights as the previous volume。 There are a few reasons why。Cari still has a lead role， and after two books of playing thief and guardian angel， she spends most of the book on a journey across the world to bring help back to Guerdon。 I like this decision， as I felt that Cari needed a change of environment。 Seeing her struggle outside her comfort zone - without the help of Spar - is one of the best parts of the book。 It was more-or-less an origin story for Cari， and we finally get to see the larger world that has been often referenced， but rarely visited。There are a couple of other returning POVs。 While Eladora has very little page time， Artolo fills the role of the main antagonist， and goes through some exciting transformations。 But we have two new main characters we spend most of the book with: Rasce， a young ‘prince of the dragon，’ a favored dragon rider who is placed in Guerdon for racketeering and political purposes。 His actual-dragon family are prideful beasts who， to me， seem like they don’t give a Rat’s carcass what humans they favor – even their own so-called ‘blood’ family is entirely expendable as long as they gain power。 However， Rasce rises above his station because he is able to form a bond with Spar， the living city – an ability that was previously only accessible to Cari。 He uses his power and resources to take advantage of his connection to Spar， but he’s conflicted because he’s not sure what the right path is。Every couple of chapters， Rasce seemed like a different person。 Smug and annoying， then full of potential， then Machiavellian at the expenditure of innocent lives。 It was a crapshoot at what kind of Rasce you were going to get， and his inconsistently prevented me from warming up to him。 He is singular minded， has a lack of foresight， is wishy-washy， arrogant， and his time spent developing a connection to Spar felt like familiar territory。Baston is the other main POV。 He’s an ex-bodyguard for the Fever Knight， and while he has committed some horrible and murderous deeds， I get a sense that I’m being pushed to like him because of his fierce loyalty to his word， and his populist beliefs。 I do like the fact that he is forced into decision-making that goes completely against what he desires， but since he cannot break his word， everyone must suffer due to his selfish refusal to help his former kin。 I just wasn’t buying into it。 Making a promise to your boss is enough to give up everything and everyone you believed in？ Even when there were ripe opportunities to take back what you lost？Character issues aside， there were some wonderfully written scenes of emotional dialogue， wide-eyed action， and surprising developments scattered throughout the story。 Although this was my least favorite of the three， this series is still an easy recommendation。 We’re at the midway point of the Black Iron Legacy， and each volume brings major character progressions for Cari， Spar， and especially Eladora。 I’m looking forward to seeing how it all plays out， because I haven’t the slightest clue as to where it can go from here。 。。。more

Mark ，

An excellent read， such a joy to read， the ending is spectacular， and never expected it to end like them。 Looking forward to reading more by author。

vaderbird ，

5 star - Perfect4 star - i would recommend3 star - good2 star - struggled to complete1 star - could not finish

Kristen ，

This and more reviews at superstardrifter。com！~This is the continuing story of the city of Guerdon， among other things， and some of its various residents。 In this volume， tensions in Guerdon are high， because the city is split between several factions。 In this case， the New City is currently occupied by the Ghierdana， a group of dragon-worshiping pirates who are hell bent on shifting the trade of a special alchemical ingredient through them and them alone。 And in their efforts， there are many sh This and more reviews at superstardrifter。com！~This is the continuing story of the city of Guerdon， among other things， and some of its various residents。 In this volume， tensions in Guerdon are high， because the city is split between several factions。 In this case， the New City is currently occupied by the Ghierdana， a group of dragon-worshiping pirates who are hell bent on shifting the trade of a special alchemical ingredient through them and them alone。 And in their efforts， there are many shenanigans。I enjoy New Weird， as a genre， and this series definitely qualifies in my opinion。 It reads somewhat like Miéville’s Bas-Lag series。 It has some fantastic vocabulary， to start， but that’s not why Guerdon reminds me of New Crobuzon。 It takes place in a city that is dark， grim， rather corrupt， and full of monsters， gods， and miracles。 A plague that turns men to stone， candle-men made out of the corpses of thieves that patrol the city for other thieves， and underground ghouls who eat the dead are just some of the daily sights in this city。The characters have come a long way in the last few books。 My favorite character is still Rat， who has become rather important as a ghoul since the first book。 I still love reading about Spar and Cari， and this book definitely left me with feelings about the two of them。 It also introduced a new character， Rasce， who is the Chosen of the Dragon。 Basically， he is the guy that the head of the dragons in the area has chosen to lead their people。 Rasce develops a lot over the course of this book， and I went through an entire gamut of emotions about him from start to finish。It was well written， paced very well， and full of all kinds of creepy adventures。 This， like Bas-Lag， are the sort of creepy， gritty， and very unique stories that I can’t stop reading even when they get a bit gross。 Hanrahan has made these characters that I can’t stop cheering for even though I know that they are mostly quite morally grey。 I just want more and more and more。I definitely can’t wait to see what is next in this series， because this one left me with questions。Thanks to the author， as well as Orbit via NetGalley for the review copy。 。。。more

Jayadev ，

This review has been hidden because it contains spoilers。 To view it， click here。 4。5⭐ARC was provided by Netgalley in exchange for an honest review。First of all， I'd like to say that to keep this review spoiler free is neigh impossible。 This book builds so much of it's story upon the events the transpired at the end of the previous book （pretty much like how the previous book， the shadow Saint built upon the events of the ending of the gutter prayer）。 So unless you need a review under 30 words which just says "Yeah， this is a good book but I can't elaborate further because m 4。5⭐ARC was provided by Netgalley in exchange for an honest review。First of all， I'd like to say that to keep this review spoiler free is neigh impossible。 This book builds so much of it's story upon the events the transpired at the end of the previous book （pretty much like how the previous book， the shadow Saint built upon the events of the ending of the gutter prayer）。 So unless you need a review under 30 words which just says "Yeah， this is a good book but I can't elaborate further because muh spoilers" please check elsewhere。 （Also if you haven't even read the first book， what are you doing here reading this review）Guerdon， the last city free of the godwar has been taken over， The three major factions who desired the city finally have it， expect there's a catch， there's no true winner。 A fragile armistice holds the three powers at bay， dividing the city into three with the threat that if one tries to trun the balance， the other two would join forces to destroy it。 The Empire of Haith with its dead soldiers gets the north。 The sacred realm of Ishmere with their mad gods and endless conquest agree to the armistice after the death of their war goddess Pesh。 （at the end of book 2， see this is why I said a spoiler free review won't work） Because Pesh represented the concept of war， with her death the ishmerians loose most of their will for battle。 This also leads to them being pushed back in the lands they've conquered。 In Guerdon， they take the temple district pleading the return of their goddess。 Lyrix ， the third group takes the new city。 Welcomed to Guerdon to maintain the armistice by Eladora Duttin in the previous bookWhile the second book focused on both Haith and Ishmere， this one focuses entirely on Lyrix （which is good as all we've seen of Lyrix previously were in the interludes and epilogue of the 2nd book）。 The ishmerians are mentioned more often but Haith is almost entirely absent from this book。 The main point of view's we follow in this book includes Carillon Thay， the Saint of knives， vessel for the black iron gods， killer Pesh etc who is on her way to Khebesh， the city of sorcerers to return one of their journals and find a way to save her friend Spar （who literally became the new city， seriously these book are some of the most imaginative pieces of work I've read）。 Rasce ， the dragon's chosen， leader of the Ghierdana the crime syndicate lead by the dragon's of Lyrix。 Baston， a childhood friend of Spar who now has joined the Ghierdana as a spy but quickly rises among their ranks and finally Artolo， the dragon's chosen before Rasce， driven out of the new city by Carillon （events of 2nd book） and loosing his status and his fingers for his failure to capture the new city。 Rat and Eladora， who were principal characters in the previous books are relegated to side characters and have little or no major presence most of the story。 All throughout the book， the Ghierdana are trying to control the supply of Yilaster， an alchemical compound which is required by the Alchemist's of Guerdon either by destroying their rival sellers or forcing them to subservience。 The Ghierdana have a supply of Yilaster on Ushket， where they force people to work for them led by Artolo。 Consequently this is where Carillon ends up and once Artolo finds out this， the two begin a cat and mouse chase with Carillon desperately trying to reach Khebesh while Artolo pursuing her with any means possible。 Carillon tries her best but is betrayed， thwarted at every attempt of escape as even the gods are against her。 Carillion's story starts pretty slow and her story can be summarised as journey， obstacle， capture， escape， new obstacle repeat。 Although her journey attributes to some amazing worldbuilding， Her return to Guerdon at the end though wasn't really needed which I'll elaborate in a little while。 We are also shown the risks of using Sorcery， there's always a price to pay。Unlike the other books， there is no threat approaching， be it the waking of the gods of black iron in the first book or the invasion by the sacred realm in the second。 This time the threat is already here， the fragile armistice is all that is holding the city back from complete bloodbath。 it's not a matter of if but when it all goes to shit and we see characters desperately try to maintain peace while others try to shake this balance。Spar， who is now slowly loosing himself （mainly due to the absence of Carillon anchoring him to the world） finds a new host in Rasce， creating a new pseudo Saint of knives。 But Rasce unlike Carillon uses his newfound power for his own needs going against what Spar originally had intended for him。 Rasce takes control of spar's power and bends it to his own will。 His descent into this corruption an subsequent madness is done perfectly。 The way it ended sort of disappointed me， Rasce quickly turned from an unlikely hero to an unlikeable villian and then the author tries to give him a redemption arc that doesn't really work。 It takes away from the whole loyalty to the dragon ideal that the Ghierdana preach throughout the book and throws it out of the window。 Cari's return to Guerdon brings an opposition to Rasce's hold over the new city。 As I said above， this could've been avoided as the author could've had Baston take her role instead allowing Carillon to proceed to Khebesh。 Spar had tried to communicate with both Baston and Rasce initially。 Which brings me to Baston， his was the most interesting story initially considering his history with Spar and apprenticeship with the fever knight whom Spar had killed。 Baston was the representation of the majority of the population， the every man， the average citizen and it would've been a perfect way to move the story forward with Baston taking over cari's role as the Saint of knives。 But this is wasted， Baston goes through a character arc for the worst and at the end sort of becomes a wasted character。 His loyalty to Rasce is what irked me the most。 Initially he was against the Ghierdana much like everyone else， then when he joins with them seeing that there was potential for the poor people。 The problem starts when most of the populace in the new city realise the immorality of the Ghierdana and the fact that they don't really care what happens to the people and begin to oppose them， Baston still stands with the Ghierdana which goes against everything his character initially stood for。 it could be interpreted as him not loosing faith in Rasce while everyone else does。 With how things go down with Rasce， Baston is sort of disposed off and that annoyed the hell out of me。 The author may have had something planned for him as his fate is really unclear at the end but it does seem unlikely。 This is probably the one thing I truly didn't like in the book。 Another small criticism would be the names of places and things kind of overlap for example， we have Ushket， Ulbishe and Usharet， two are cities one is a goddess but the names feel so similar that it becomes difficult to keep track sometimes when these are mentioned。 One more issue （which is mostly an issue for me alone） is the fact that there was no map for Guerdon。 For a story so focused on the city， the absence of a map even after three books is a little disappointing。 A map will only add to the worldbuilding， never take away anything from it。These issues aside， the book was one of the most imaginative piece of fantasy I've read in a while。 The worldbuilding in this series for me atleast is up there with the world's of craft sequence and divine cities and just below Malazan。 A very enjoyable read which is why I still love it despite some of the issues I had with character arcs。 I sincerely hope this isn't the end of the series （though this might be the end of the books focused on Guerdon） and more books are coming。 。。。more

Gulfport Circulation ，

Netgalley kindly provided me an Advance Reader Copy of this title。"The Broken God" is the third book in this series， and it's just as much fun as the first two （"The Gutter Prayer" and "The Shadow Saint"）。 As the New City adjusts to its new shape， old alliances are tested， reformed， and broken wide open。 There's more violence and knife-play， theft and doublecrosses， and the certain knowledge that the agenda of the gods - any gods - is not always the agenda of humankind。 Netgalley kindly provided me an Advance Reader Copy of this title。"The Broken God" is the third book in this series， and it's just as much fun as the first two （"The Gutter Prayer" and "The Shadow Saint"）。 As the New City adjusts to its new shape， old alliances are tested， reformed， and broken wide open。 There's more violence and knife-play， theft and doublecrosses， and the certain knowledge that the agenda of the gods - any gods - is not always the agenda of humankind。 。。。more

Slmstanley ，

I was provided an Advance Reader Copy of this work by Netgalley。The third book in the Black Iron Gods series， this is more satisfying sword-and-sorcery fantasy， filled with alchemical horrors， terrifying mad gods， ghouls， dragons， saints， heists， intrigue， and - most importantly - genuine， heartfelt friendships that drive each of the characters。 They love one another， respect and understand one another， and support one another in ways that really， truly matter。 It's what gives this series depth I was provided an Advance Reader Copy of this work by Netgalley。The third book in the Black Iron Gods series， this is more satisfying sword-and-sorcery fantasy， filled with alchemical horrors， terrifying mad gods， ghouls， dragons， saints， heists， intrigue， and - most importantly - genuine， heartfelt friendships that drive each of the characters。 They love one another， respect and understand one another， and support one another in ways that really， truly matter。 It's what gives this series depth and keeps me coming back for more。Summary: Trying to keep Spar-the-City from disappearing， Cari has taken Doctor Ramegos' notes and headed for the far-off city of Kebesh， to trade the book for secrets to save her friend。 But she runs afoul of the Ghierdana - pirates in service of dragon mob bosses， and soon is on the run， just trying to stay alive。 Back in Guerdon， her cousin has made a deal with the Ghierdana - bringing the dragons to roost in an attempt to maintain the fragile Armistice that keeps Guerdon from becoming another casualty of the Godswar。 But good intentions don't always have good outcomes。 。。。more

Perla The IB Teen Book Blogger ，

The Broken God by Gareth Hanrahan is the third installment of the wondrously monstrous Black Iron Legacy。 Impossible to explain the miracles， the gods， the alchemists all roiling together in a miasma of greed。 But this remarkable series puts our beloved characters through irriversable transformations， deaths， triumphs， and a lot of bloody murder。I am gutted that I can't say for certain where my heroic Spar， my brave Carrillon or any of the characters in the series fared， I am on tenterhooks wait The Broken God by Gareth Hanrahan is the third installment of the wondrously monstrous Black Iron Legacy。 Impossible to explain the miracles， the gods， the alchemists all roiling together in a miasma of greed。 But this remarkable series puts our beloved characters through irriversable transformations， deaths， triumphs， and a lot of bloody murder。I am gutted that I can't say for certain where my heroic Spar， my brave Carrillon or any of the characters in the series fared， I am on tenterhooks waiting an interminable year to find out。 But what a vivid ride it is every time。 。。。more

D。A。 Adam Smith ，

This review has been hidden because it contains spoilers。 To view it， click here。 The Broken God is a sequel that forms itself upon the carcass of books one and two; it’s the new growth upon well set roots。 And I ate it up like a ghoul to a corpse。 The foundation had been laid well and truly before now， what you get here is what I feel like’s the start of the rest of the story。 It’s Guerdon in all its strange glory， with buried secrets and old monsters about to unearth themselves。 Of sleeping， and broken gods， of warring factions and – most importantly – gangster dragons。 It The Broken God is a sequel that forms itself upon the carcass of books one and two; it’s the new growth upon well set roots。 And I ate it up like a ghoul to a corpse。 The foundation had been laid well and truly before now， what you get here is what I feel like’s the start of the rest of the story。 It’s Guerdon in all its strange glory， with buried secrets and old monsters about to unearth themselves。 Of sleeping， and broken gods， of warring factions and – most importantly – gangster dragons。 It is a book you really should read， and I’m going to try and distil why in this review。 Reader: I am a Black Iron Legacy fanboy。The focus in this book is on the Ghierdana， the dragons of Lyrix and their pirate/gangster-styled families – the dragon Taras wants to make a permanent mark on Guerdon， wants to plant his feet for good。 He orders Rasce – a new POV character and Chosen of the Dragon – to destroy any yliaster stores in Guerdon， so when they ship their own over from Ilbarin they’ll have monopoly on the sale of an ingredient the alchemists so covet。 The by-product of warring gods。 Within this， Rasce hires Baston and Karla， members who were close to Heinreil in the Brotherhood – who also become embroiled in a plot led by Eladora Thay and Sinter。 Meanwhile， Cari， our lovable， knife-wielding （and still very stab-happy） heroine is on her way to Khebesh， to find a cure for Spar， to stop him from fading into nothing。 Along the way， the Ghierdana’s reach is known to her， as well as her weakness to stop their wrath now she is no longer the Saint of Knives。 The dragons are coming for Cari， they want her blood for her part in keeping them out of Guerdon until they were needed for the Armistice。 Overall， I – loved – this – book。 It is everything weird and wonderful about the world that Hanrahan has crafted。 But now the crafting has settled， and all the game pieces （or most， perhaps？） are in the fray， it’s about them crashing; from the strange， deadly miracles by the Kraken and the gods of the Sacred Realm of Ishmere， to the focus on the dragons and their divine and evil presence in the plot， it’s so on brand for the Black Iron Legacy and so damned cool。While I missed Guerdon， and not having all the characters run around its streets for the whole book， I enjoyed how expansive this book was。 We get a bit of a sea-faring adventure， insofar as travelling by sea over water that’s been scarred by the Godswar can be an adventure and not absolute mayhem。 We get to see Gissa， Ilbarin， mention of Ulbishe， there’s a lot we get to see here because of the clever working of POV。 There’s more gods， new gods， and old gods added to the fray and generally the world is explored in a way that left me hungering for more， but glad when we landed back in Guerdon。 It’s like that feeling you get when you come home from a good holiday。 The sights were good， but home is home， and Guerdon is Guerdon。What was great about this book， and new， that perhaps the other two hadn’t yet delved into too much， was how gods work， what they are; I know back in book one we got an explanation from Ongent， but we go further into that here。 We look at gods-incarnate， saints and explore how these differ。 It is all very cleverly veiled in wonderful prose and intriguing plot points， but there’s certainly an underlying current here of information。 Which is why I got to the point that this book would be the foundation for the final part of the series。 If the rest of the series presented plot threads and things to explore， the Broken God tied them together and set them off in an exciting direction。We also explore human sorcerers and their magic – and the cost of such magic – which was cool。 We looked at what Spar has become and whether he is a god， also how him and Cari made their initial god-saint relationship， which was cooler still。 And then the damned Crawling Ones are back and … urgh … Hanrahan had plucked a personal nightmare of my own and crafted it into this series as type of sorcery-wielding hive-mind monster。 I thought they’d bit the dust in the first book， but here they are again to haunt me … thanks， Gareth。If Cari and the Alchemist Guild were the focal point of the first book， Haith and Ishmere the second， then we finally got a huge introduction to Lyrix and the Ghierdana in this book。 And what an introduction it was。 The Ghierdana are a group of gangster pirates that – to me – give the impression of mafia families， each one led by a dragon。 Having these mythical beasts that are usually grand， noble， and mystical that are actually the heads of criminal families， that are brutal， evil and calculating。 They do guard their own hordes of dragon gold and treasure， but this is blood money that’s been stolen， plundered and pillaged， or scammed， from others。 I absolutely enjoyed this subversion of the dragon trope。 It refreshed what is an overused mythical beast and made it new and intriguing。A special mention has to go to the absolute mastery of POV that Hanrahan has on display here。 And by that， I mean in the way that he’s a wizard of finding ways to show you what’s going on elsewhere that isn’t jumping into a random character’s head。 The way that Spar works for Guerdon in a fantastic use of third person omni that keeps it fresh and doesn’t necessarily rely on an omnipotent narrator that just knows because … they know。As the book boils down to the last twenty percent it is absolutely unputdownable。 I mean， life got in the way of my read through this one at some points， but I certainly didn’t move an inch while it got there。 It didn’t let me。 It was one of the most exciting， heart-breaking， wince-inducing， and action-packed ends to a book that I’ve read in a long while， whilst at the same time keeping that cool intelligence that Hanrahan plots with。 It keeps the promise of mystery and intrigue until the end … some things are solved in unexpected ways that just work; others are left wide-open。 That I need the answer to now … I must know how it continues， what happens。 So， it’s going to be a long wait。 MORE， I NEED MORE， I want to cry。 But that makes me sound like Rat and I’m no ghoul， man。Overall， just read the book， or start the series。 Do it。 。。。more

Rusty ，

Review coming soon 。。。

daisy ，

HELLO @ THAT TITLE + BLURB

Jeremy Szal ，

You might wonder how it's even possible to add more delicious weirdness and bizarre fantasy city upheavals， after the events of the first two books。 Don't worry， because the most insane entry in the BLACK IRON GODS series goes above and beyond what you're expecting。 Whereas the first book was a sort of mystery/heist novel， and the second more of a political/election narrative， this is a full-on reverse siege/take-over story。 I'll let you discover what that means。A stunning and furiously intense You might wonder how it's even possible to add more delicious weirdness and bizarre fantasy city upheavals， after the events of the first two books。 Don't worry， because the most insane entry in the BLACK IRON GODS series goes above and beyond what you're expecting。 Whereas the first book was a sort of mystery/heist novel， and the second more of a political/election narrative， this is a full-on reverse siege/take-over story。 I'll let you discover what that means。A stunning and furiously intense read from start to finish， every page seethes with secrets and intrigue。 A gothic kaleidoscope of dark imagination。 Mad gods， ghouls， mad fish people， wax patrol guards， monsters made from worms， sentient dust devils， giant squids， angry dragons， angry dragon riders， imaginary cities， underground tombs， and insane deities are just a few of the creatures that inhabit this insane and claustrophobic world。 I loved this from start to finish and you will， too。The wait for the next book will be unbearable。 My website 。。。more

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