Godsrain, Liane Merciel
Godsrain, Liane Merciel
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Godsrain

Author: Liane Merciel

Narrator: Samantha Moon

Unabridged: 11 hr 56 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Publisher: Paizo Inc.

Published: 11/05/2024


Synopsis

The first Pathfinder novel in years promises a world-changing tale of epic scale set amidst the War of Immortals! Gods are not meant to die. They're supposed to be immortal, too powerful to be struck down or wither to dust like the people of Golarion. It has been more than a century since Aroden, god of humanity, met his mysterious doom, and his death ushered in a new era of uncertain prophecy and turmoil—the Age of Lost Omens. Now another god has died, his death broadcast across the skies in a metaphysical projection of his murder reverberating over any world on which he was worshipped. And from his rent corpse falls the Godsrain, a torrent of the god's blood and divine essence. Those touched by this rain are blessed—some would say cursed—with a god-spark that imbues upon them mythic power. Four veteran adventurers—the barbarian Amiri, the wizard Ezren, the cleric Kyra, and her wife, the elven rogue Merisiel—witness this calamity, and with their newfound mythic power find themselves on the trail of fell forces looking to capitalize on the chaos. Using their unique skills, nascent god-sparks, and even the firsthand blessings of one of Golarion's most potent deities, they must race against time and fate to prevent the greatest threat to Golarion and beyond from escaping an impenetrable prison. From fan-favorite author Liane Merciel (Hellknight, Nightglass, War of Immortals) comes a truly iconic adventure of high fantasy set in the award-winning world of the Pathfinder Roleplaying Game. Follow the heroes from the desert bazaars of Osirion to the heart of the permanent hurricane known as the Eye of Abendego, as they come to terms with their own mortality, the tenuous powers of the immortal gods, and the new world that unfolds before them in the wake of the Godsrain.

About Liane Merciel

Liane Merciel grew up in Germany, South Korea, and several different parts of the United States. She is an alumnus of Yale University and the College of William & Mary Law School. She now lives in Philadelphia, where she practices law. Liane is the author of two original fantasy novels, The River King's Road and its sequel, Heaven's Needle, and has written both novels and short works for the Pathfinder rpg.


Reviews

Goodreads review by Reader on November 14, 2024

A Godsrain Review - Really good Pathfinder Fiction TLDR: It's quite good. If you're invested in the lore, and fantasy books are your jam, pick this up. While I would say this is a fairly standard fantasy novel, where it excels is being a PATHFINDER novel. Godsrain, a Pathfinder Novel, tells the story......more

Goodreads review by Rea on November 20, 2024

I love the world of Golarion, and a god dying is a favorite trope of mine, so I was keeping up with the weekly reveals leading up to this and knew I was going to love this. Merciel, however, knocked this out of the park with her writing. There were so many passages that hit hard, especially concernin......more

Goodreads review by Ed on December 15, 2024

Ring Side Report-Book Review-Pathfinder: Godsrain Author- Liane Merciel Book-~$24.99 here [URL not allowed] TL; DR- Solidly for the fans, maybe too much. 87% Basics-Gods can’t die…except when they do! The god of war is murdered and it kicks off a series of events t......more

Goodreads review by Mike on December 30, 2024

TL;DR: while lighter than most fantasy, it does not skimp on any ingredients and is worth the read. I have read a few fantasy books in my time and I love Pathfinder so I picked this up on release day.  My first impression was that this was going to be a light romp through the Inner Sea, building on c......more

Goodreads review by Quinn on December 27, 2024

This is a novel connected to Paizo inc's forthcoming War of the Immortals adventure patth for the remastered version of the second edition (designed to divorce utterly from the original Open Games Licence product so I'm not judging it as (nor expecting) great literature. It is excellent at what it d......more