Zos, a veteran mercenary, who is also a daring bull-leaper, is given a suicide mission by his masters, and the cynical warrior might be becoming tired enough of life to not care. I'm still giving this quite a high rating because come on...a heist Against All Gods . That's just cool. And because I'm giving it some benefit-of-the-first-in-a-series-doubt. Of course, you'll need to set things up and spend some time on introducing the characters (but...that much? Really?). And what it's setting up just promises to be very very cool.

Zos- a Godborn sellsword. (Godborn is a descendant of Gods or humans appointed by Gods who prolonged their life by giving them ambrosia). Thanks to NetGalley & the publisher for providing me with an eARC of this book in exchange for an honest review! Do not submit auto-translated content. Submissions from automated translation services will be denied. As Gamash’s quest continues, he is soon joined by an eclectic mixture of mortals, all of whom have their own issues with the current deities and who have been manipulated to fight against them. Faced with dangers at every turn and soon caught up amid multiple divine conspiracies, these reluctant rebels soon begin to understand the full extent of the danger they find themselves in. Determined not to be mere pawns in a cosmic game of immortal gods, the rebels will decide to do the impossible: go up against all the gods and win!

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All in all, this is just so damn fun. It's the blood-soaked, monster-filled bonanza with the absurdity of Record of Ragnarok and it's not even attempting to be anything else. All of them are carefully led to a position to strike at Enkul-Anu, current God in charge, and his Pantheon, but they just kind of realized they had enough of Gods' games and decided to do their own thing and overthrow them all together. In short, they are a mess, the lesser deities and demigods they have produced are spoiled children who will never be up to taking their place, and Enkul-Anu, Storm Lord and King of the Gods, knows it. Unfortunately, while his own powers and mind seem intact, he has few he can trust. Druku, one of the eldest of the gods, seems untouched but is the god of orgies and drunkenness really the guy you want to try and rely on to save your empire? I definitely preferred the first 75%; after this, there was just a lot of unbelievable fighting and action. Cold Iron is fantastic. It shimmers like a well-honed sword blade' Anna Smith Spark, author of The Court of Broken Knives

Many thanks to Miles Cameron and Gollancz for sending me an advance copy of Against All Gods in exchange for my honest opinions. The first half of the novel, in typical 'caper' format, is about the gathering of these companions, and how they came to be so angry, disenfranchised or jaded that the idea of trying to overthrow their own gods seems like a good idea. Please note: If accepted, your translation will be credited as an LN Community submission, where other members can provide input and submit improvements.I love Greek Mythology. I have done ever since I saw the 1980s Clash of the Titans when I was 7 years old and I still love reading stories inspired by that time period so I was in my element reading Against All Gods. There’s just something about Gods meddling in the affairs of men that really interests me. Hefa-Asus, a mysterious smith who knows more than he lets on and seems to wait all of his life to fulfil his task in this plan and travels with his apprentice Nicte.

The writing is okay. The action scenes are confusing. Sometimes the dialogue meanders or isn't important (in the "Aha" moment where everyone comes together to determine their destiny, the characters had to talk about cooking and the best cuisine). Sometimes, within one person's point of view, you actually get the thoughts from another character in the same scene, so you don't know who is actually thinking what. When there is constant dialogue, the author has to tell you who is smiling and swallowing and all that. I must have read about people's different smiles every time there was a dialogue. Here is one line of dialogue that really threw me off: "Era swallowed, as Zos had done earlier." Like, wI fear a "here's the new boss, same as the old boss" outcome, if any of the humans manage to remain alive by the end of the series. Because, as we have learned throughout history, absolute power can corrupt absolutely (or "eternally" in the case of gods, as the cover of the book notes), as the saying goes. I think the author put a lot of thought into it historically and had a great vision, however it was poorly executed. A world filled with extravagant, self-involved gods and the havoc they wreak on humans, who seek to overthrow them... Against All Gods is simply gonzo. As a setting, the world is fresh and wonderful, uniting bits of Mycenean Greece with Mesopotamia, Old Kingdom Egypt, Mohenjo-Daro in the Indus Valley and the Moche of Peru into a single, cohesive whole, while very much having a modern vibe. Cameron writes here with a fast-paced, very modern voice -- gods and humans throw f-bombs around and speak in an easy, modern American vernacular. Although the subject matter are gods and heroes, if you think more of a modern caper/gangster story, you'll have a feel for what the author is up to here. There are many POVs and storylines to follow, but Cameron leads you through them with fast-paced tenacity and joy that you miss each one as you move on. It may seem disconnected and unnerving to begin with, but trust that all the threads weave together to create a revenge-worthy rebellion.

In diesem Buch geht es drunter und drüber. Denn der sterbliche Elliot gab dem Totengott Thanatos die Chaossteine, mächtige Steine, mit denen man tun und lassen kann, was man möchte. Und das tut Thanatos auch. Alle Zeichen stehen auf Krieg! Krieg der Götter und Dämonen. I was very impressed with Cameron's The Traitor Son Cycle but was less impressed with his The Ill-Made Knight. His strength is definitely that his writing is much closer to historical fiction -- with the eye for real world historical details -- than most fantasy. So I when I heard he was writing a "bronze age fantasy" I was cautiously optimistic. It seems like it would play right into his wheelhouse. And bronze age fantasy is one of those "why isn't there more of this" that often comes up in internet discussions.Yet, the gods have MAJOR internal issues, and they may just tear themselves apart before the mortals can have their day, destroying the world in the process. In his dreams a blue woman brought him bolts of silver lightning, and he gave them to the most unsuitable people: a slave with a bull's head tattoo, a dancing woman; a warrior; a scribe, but most of all a smith and his apprentice. Utterly, utterly brilliant. A masterclass in how to write modern fantasy - world building, characters, plot and pacing, all perfectly blended. Miles Cameron is at the top of his game' John Gwynne, author of The Faithful and the Fallen series The plot was intriguing and the world building done quite well, but I think the character development and pacing is what threw this off for me. In saying that, it's only the first book so I'm sure the author was limited in the foundation he needed to lay for the rest of the series, but I just didn't feel strongly connected to any character or found any of them a bit likeable. I think if the cast of protagonists was slimmed down a bit, I could have spent more time getting to know some of the POVs and ultimately, feel more invested in their part to play.