Packed with myth, magic, and bloody vengeance, John Gwynne's "masterfully crafted, brutally compelling, Norse-inspired epic" (Anthony Ryan) continues in The Hunger of the Gods. The Dead Gods Are Rising. Lik-Rifa, the dragon god of legend, has been freed from her eternal prison. Now she plots a new age of blood and conquest. As Orka continues the hunt for her missing son, the Blood sworn sweep south in a desperate race to save one of their ownandndash,and Varg takes the first steps on the path of vengeance. Elvar has sworn to fulfil her blood oath and rescue a prisoner from the clutches of Lik-Rifa and her dragonborn followers, but first she must persuade the Battle-Grim to follow her. Yet even the might of the Blood sworn and Battle-Grim cannot stand alone against a dragon god. Their only hope lies within the mad writings of a chained god. A book of forbidden magic with the power to raise the wolf god Ulfrir from the dead. . . and bring about a battle that will shake the foundations of the earth. Praise for The Shadow of the Gods and There is not a dull chapter in this fantasy epic. and Vulture (Best of the Year) "A satisfying and riveting read. It's everything I've come to expect from a John Gwynne book. " Robin Hobb "A…