Godslayer
core novel 2005 The Sundering
Record
| First published | 2005 |
|---|---|
| Original language |  EN |
| Work type | novel |
| Canon status | core |
| Reader rating | 3.73 (3,347 ratings, collected 2026-09-14) |
| Page count | 416 |
| First-edition ISBN | 9780765312396 |
Synopsis
Godslayer concludes the two-volume Sundering duology begun in Banewreaker, continuing the story of Urulat's war against Satoris, the fallen god whose followers were the sympathetic focus of the first book. As the quest against Satoris pressed by the ostensibly heroic alliance moves toward its climax, the novel keeps its perspective fixed on the side traditionally coded as villainous, deepening the tragic frame established in the opening volume rather than shifting back to a conventional hero's viewpoint. The duology as a whole is conceived by author Jacqueline Carey as one long tragedy told from the losing side, and Godslayer carries that arc forward, following Satoris's allies as the consequences of the first book's events close in around them.
Where it sits
- Universe: The Sundering
- Series: The Sundering core; position 2 of 2 in the series' recorded order
- Author: Jacqueline Carey
Notes
- From the series record (The Sundering): An epic-fantasy duology retelling a Tolkien-style quest against a 'dark lord' from the losing side's perspective.
Neighbouring works
Publication order and internal chronology are tracked as two separate orderings and are never conflated: a book's place in one says nothing about its place in the other.
- Publication order, within the series The Sundering: position 2 of 2: previous Banewreaker (2004)
Sources
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