The Shadow of the Gods: Special Edition

Book One of the Bloodsworn Saga

This is a stunning special edition of The Shadow of the Gods, the first novel in the internationally bestselling Bloodsworn series from master storyteller John Gwynne.

This edition features:

• Jacket with full artwork
• Four color end papers
• Foil embossing on the board
• Designed sprayed edges

THE GREATEST SAGAS ARE WRITTEN IN BLOOD.

A century has passed since the gods fought and drove themselves to extinction. Now only their bones remain, promising great power to those brave enough to seek them out.

As whispers of war echo across the land of Vigrið, fate follows in the footsteps of three warriors: a huntress on a dangerous quest, a noblewoman pursuing battle fame, and a thrall seeking vengeance among the mercenaries known as the Bloodsworn.

All three will shape the fate of the world as it once more falls under the shadow of the gods.

‘Visceral, heart-breaking and unputdownable’ Jay Kristoff

‘A satisfying and riveting read. The well-realised characters move against a backdrop of a world stunning in its immensity. It’s everything I’ve come to expect from a John Gwynne book’ Robin Hobb

‘A masterfully crafted, brutally compelling Norse-inspired epic’ Anthony Ryan

The Bloodsworn Saga
The Shadow of the Gods
The Hunger of the Gods
The Fury of the Gods

Author Biography

John Gwynne studied and lectured at Brighton University. He’s played double bass in a rock ‘n’ roll band, packed soap in a soap factory and dug ditches for a landscaping crew.

He is married with four children, eight goats, five sheep, three dogs, two horses and three ducks and lives in East Sussex, where he is part of a Viking re-enactment group. When not writing or running around after his wife and her crazy animals he can be found standing in a shield wall with his three sons about him.