12/12/2023 0 Comments Conversations with god audiobook 2![]() It keeps the reader on their toes and there were quite a few moments where I was like, "where the f- did he come up with that?" These moments were always welcome though and they created a great deal of mystery, especially when it came to the enigmatic fanatical leaders who set forth the rules regarding who are worthy to be part of society and those "clanless" who are essentially scum and should be discarded. I always appreciate when an author injects some unusual elements into what can be a somewhat formulaic genre at times. The book is aptly named as there are definitely some weird things afoot with both the worldbuilding and characters, but in a very very good way. ![]() GODS OF THE WYRDWOOD is again a change-up in theme and tone as Barker shows off that versatility I just mentioned. So when I caught wind of the fact that he was releasing a brand new series, with the first book GODS OF THE WYRDWOOD coming out next month, well I simply had to try and get my hands on an early copy. That right there should tell you what a versatile writer he is. Both of his previous series entertained the heck out of me and are also quite different in setting and theme. RJ Barker is up there with the select handful of authors whose books I will buy immediately upon their release, an "auto-buy" author if you will. But when he is forced to reveal his true nature, he sets off a sequence of events that will reveal secrets that will shake the bedrock of his entire world, and expose lies that have persisted for generations. ![]() Twenty years later, and Cahal lives a life of secrecy on the edges of Crua’s giant forests – hiding what he is, running from what he can do. The years of vicious physical and mental training he had endured, the sacrifice, all for nothing. Another Cowl-Rai had risen, another chosen one, raised in the name of a different God. Taken from his parents and prepared for his destiny. ![]() Cahal du Nahere was raised to be this person: the Cowl-Rai, the saviour. The northlands of Crua are locked in eternal winter, but prophecy tells of the chosen child – who will rule in the name of their God, and take warmth back from the South. In a world locked in eternal winter and haunted by prophecy, a young boy trains for years to become the Chosen One, only for another to rise and claim his place in the start of an unmissable epic from a rising star in fantasy. ![]()
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