Five bedraggled refugees and a sinister wizard awaken a dragon—and defy the godsAfter their homeland is struck with a deadly plague, five refugees cross the continent searching for answers. Instead, they find Psander—a wizard whose fortress is invisible to the gods and who is willing to sacrifice anything and anyone to keep the knowledge of the wizards safe.With Psander as their patron, the … as their patron, the refugees cross the mountains and brave the territory of their sworn enemies. They confront a hostile ocean and even traverse the world of the fairies in search of magic powerful enough to save themselves—and Psander’s library—from the wrath of the gods. All they need to do now is rescue an imprisoned dragon and unleash a primordial monster upon the world . . . And how hard could that be?
File Under: Fantasy [ Ravens of Revenge / The Great Flood / Dragon Boy / You’re the Prophecy ]
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so glad there was a book 2 and 3 because i did not want to stop reading this book.
Godserfs is my new favorite fantasy series! I had so much fun reading about their “errands”. Essentially, over simplified, there are a lot of questions that do lead to answers, but pose more questions than before. All of this builds from the myths about the Gods, that are eventually learned to be based on some fact. The story is fast paced, by the end, I kind of felt as if I had gone on several quests with these young adults. Like the islanders I personally don’t like Psander and find her curiously interesting at the same time. Personally Narky was easy to hate. So when he accidentally says something nice I’m stupefied. This story made me want to find out more. What does Phaedra do with her life? What becomes of Goodweather? She must have a key role. Does Narky die and by who? Will the Gods eventually get lucky and one of the islanders die? I want to know all of this and more.
I found the basic storyline good but the story seemed to meander off for lengthy amounts of time that didn’t seem to add anything to the story.
Kinda sucks you in. Good fantasy- some unusual action.
Good read.
Painfully slow
The gods are way too close for comfort, in this fantasy. Five young strangers inadvertently escaping their Holland’s destruction, flee across a dimensionally unstable world pursued by angry gods, unfriendly denizens, and their own inner demons.
I enjoyed reading this because of it’s manner of writing. In my opinion this is an excellent youth read. It does have some sex, but not overt or descriptive. The first chapters introduce the characters followed by a couple of chapters developing the plot. The story is then told from each character in turn.
This book just did not gel for me. I quit reading about half way through because I was simply skimming the text. I was not drawn in and had no real caring for any of the characters.
Good world building – a place where the gods almost sit down to dinner with their worshippers – no quite but close. I like the characters, the plot, the changes the characters must adjust to. I did not like that there is little resolution in the book. Yes, some mysteries solved but, like a soap opera that wants you to tune in tomorrow, this book wants you to read the next book and the next and – you get the idea.
good premise, though much of the writing was ‘flat.’
This was a great story told in an interesting and entertaining way. Good characters.
Just couldn’t get into it. Didn’t care for the characters
Great read
it was written like a myth or old legend, well done.
Fun book with a great pace.
I enjoyed the book. It kept me interested throughout and did not always see where it was going. Made me very tempted to order the follow up books but their price stopped me since I have so many other books in the queue…
Dull, drawn out with so so storyline and characters
Didn’t keep my attention
Great to see growth in characters after their world is upset.