The Mercy of Gods - Reviewing James S. A. Corey's new book

The new book by the James S.A. Corey, the writers of the Expanse is out - and it is absolutely worth reading! This the first book of a planned trilogy called The Captive's War.

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The Mercy of Gods follows a team of research scientists trying to survive an alien invasion. The Carryx are ruthless - killing 1/8 of the population immediately as they arrive to encourage the survivors to cooperate. Our team, along with many others, are then abducted and brought to a Carryx planet, where they are set loose in an open-air prison populated by hundreds of other alien races. They’re told that if they want to survive they must be useful to the Carryx. Will they resist, or decide to serve the alien overlords? And what does service even mean to aliens who think totally differently?

Similar books we recommend:

Shards of Earth - Adrian Tchaikovsky
Startide Rising - David Brin (   • Interview with David Brin - Hugo and ...  )
A Fire Upon the Deep - Vernor Vinge (   • A Fire Upon the Deep - Aliens and AI ...  )


Timestamps
00:00 Intro
1:27 No-spoilers setup
2:15 The review (3.5 / 5)
2:48 Two dudes in a trenchcoat, writing
3:59 The characters (are good)
8:29 Picturing characters in your minds eye
10:24 Music from the 60s and 70s - timeless?
12:59 Whole lotta kinds of aliens
17:24 That which is, is
21:31 Similar books we recommend
23:53 SPOILERS SECTION - BOOK SUMMARY
27:30 SPOILERS SECTION - ANALYSIS OF THE ENDING

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