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What if gods could be killed . . . and what if men themselves could become gods? The tyranny of the gods is absolute, and they are capricious, malevolent and almost all-powerful, playing cruel games with the fates of mortals for their own ends . . . No one should have such power, and certainly not gods with no understanding of the hard, mortal life. But of course, taking on the gods means taking on power themselves . . . and power corrupts. If they manage to, once they have taken it from the gods, what it to stop our heroes from keeping it for themselves . . . ? A vibrant and powerful epic set against an alternate Bronze Age, this tale of gods, men and monsters, conspiracy and war, is a rich, compelling and original read from a master of the historical and fantasy genres. The people caught up in toils of the gods are merely trying to survive. Victims of vicious whims, trapped by their circumstances or pushed beyond what the mortal frame can bear, a handful of god-touched mortals - a scribe, a warlord, a dancer and a child - are about to be brought together in a conspiracy of their own. A conspiracy to reach the heavens, and take down the corrupt and aging gods . . . who are already facing troubles of their own . . .
