Skip to content

Godsgrave

Godsgrave

Book Two of the Nevernight Chronicle
High FantasyNew Adult Romance
Pages
384
Published
2017
Language
English

Synopsis

Mia Corvere has earned a place among the Blades of the Red Church, but many of her fellow assassins doubt she's earned it — and she's no closer to killing Consul Scaeva and Cardinal Duomo, the men responsible for her family's destruction. After a deadly confrontation with an old enemy leaves her questioning the Church's true motives, Mia learns that Scaeva and Duomo will make a rare public appearance at the finale of the Godsgrave games — and defies her order to sell herself into a gladiatorial collegium for a shot at revenge.

Inside the arena, Mia gathers new allies, new rivals, and new questions about the shadow-magic she carries, as conspiracies mount and the body count climbs toward a choice between loyalty to the Church and vengeance for her own. Jay Kristoff's Nevernight sequel keeps the dark humor and blood-soaked pacing of the first book while widening its political stakes.

Prose complexity
7/10

Vibe

DarkGrittyAdventurous
RevengeAnti-Hero

Genres

High Fantasy New Adult Romance Romance Young Adult Dark Fantasy Epic Fantasy Fantasy

About the author

J
Jay Kristoff

Jay Kristoff is an Australian author of fantasy and science fiction, born in Perth, Western Australia, on 11 November 1973. He spent eleven years working in creative advertising for television before beginning his writing career in 2012, and now lives in Melbourne. He is best known for The Lotus War trilogy (beginning with Stormdancer), The Nevernight Chronicle, and the Empire of the Vampire series, as well as two trilogies co-written with fellow Melbourne author Amie Kaufman: The Illuminae File...

Characters

Mia CorvereProtagonist
Consul ScaevaAntagonist
Cardinal DuomoAntagonist
All characters in Godsgrave

Frequently asked questions

  • Do I need to read the first book in the series before this one?

    This is the second installment of The Nevernight Chronicle and directly continues the narrative arc and character development established in the first book, Nevernight. Reading the series in order is necessary to understand the protagonist's motivations and the complex political landscape of the Itreyan Republic.

  • What is the significance of the footnotes throughout the text?

    The footnotes serve as a narrative device to provide historical context, cultural details, and world-building insights regarding the Itreyan Republic that are not fully explored in the main prose. They are a recurring stylistic feature of the entire trilogy and are intended to deepen the reader's understanding of the setting.

  • Has this book received any notable recognition?

    This title was awarded the Aurealis Award for Best Fantasy Novel in 2017, an honor shared by the other two books in the trilogy for their respective years of release.

Read all 7 reviews