03-23-2026, 10:15 AM
(03-23-2026, 08:42 AM)Greg Wrote: Pretenders to the Throne of Gods by Adrian Tchaikovsky
Jack is back. I love Jack and missed him in the last book. Although, Jack still kind of is off stage, he does play a big role. When we first met Jack in the first book of the Tyrant Philosopher series, he was the last priest and only worshiper of God. This was made worse by the fact he could see God. And God was not nice to him. As a matter of fact, Jack could see all the Gods that the Pallaseen Sway were on the way to wiping out on the way to Perfecting Society.
Jack fell out with God, joined up with a group of medics, fell in love with a demon and then lost the demon.
In this book, he is on a quest to raise his demon back from hell. He is apprenticed to a widow who is teaching him to be wicked enough to get his demon back. Meanwhile, the town where the book takes place is under siege by the Pal, who didn't take it kindly when the residents of the town kicked out the Pal. Now the town is under siege. Did I mention the town lives on the back of a god that took the form of a crab? Yes, that's going on.
Tchaikovsky brings so much detail and layers to his books. But it really seems to pay off in the Tyrant series. Everyone is desperate to get out of the situation they are in. Hope seems to be dead for everyone they just don't know it yet. But it all seems to work out in the end.
Just finished this this morning around 5:00 AM. It was pretty good.
In the Tudor Period, Fencing Masters were classified in the Vagrancy Laws along with Actors, Gypsys, Vagabonds, Sturdy Rogues, and the owners of performing bears.