The Gutter Prayer
Book description
"The Gutter Prayer is captivating and complex. Guerdon is a city that seethes with history, horror, and hidden secrets" (Nicholas Eames).
A group of three young thieves are pulled into a centuries old magical war between ancient beings, mages, and humanity in this wildly original debut epic fantasy.
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Epic fantasy was all I read when I was younger, but these days it takes a particularly gripping book to engage me. There’s too much awesomeness in this book to adequately describe, from the vividness of Guerdon as a metaphorical island in a sea of godly destruction, to the factors pulling motley thieves Carillon, Spar, and Rat apart, to the way Hanrahan reinvents fantasy tropes like goblins and mages. I absolutely tore through this tome, and honestly haven’t found an epic fantasy since that’s anywhere as engaging (other than the sequels).
From Brandon's list on fantasy where the gods (maybe) can’t be trusted.
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