God of Broken Things

The Age of Tyranny, Book 2

By: Cameron Johnston

Narrated by: Paul Woodson

Length: 11 hrs and 21 mins

Publisher's summary

An outcast magician must risk his body and mind to save the world from horrifying demons, in the heart-pounding epic fantasy sequel to The Traitor God.

Tyrant magus Edrin Walker destroyed the monster sent by the Skallgrim, but not before it laid waste to Setharis, and infested their magical elite with mind-controlling parasites. Edrin's own Gift to seize the minds of others was cracked by the strain of battle, and he barely survives the interrogation of a captured magus. There's no time for recovery though: a Skallgrim army is marching on the mountain passes of the Clanhold. Edrin and a coterie of villains race to stop them, but the mountains are filled with gods, daemons, magic, and his hideous past. Walker must stop at nothing to win, even if that means losing his mind. Or worse...

©2019 Cameron Johnston (P)2019 Tantor

a worthy fantasy

A decent follow up to the first book although corny and superfluous at parts. It could use a little less drama surrounding the battles and love story but overall a excellent fable. Would easily make a nomination for a Hugo award except that has turned into a giant pile of political garbage despite the previous titian's that were awarded it.

loved it

this book would make a great movie or series. It has action, magic and monsters.

story telling was most excellent!!!

loved the twist and turns I never saw coming, cameron absolutely created a masterpiece 👏 with this work

My new favorite

These two (Cameron Johnston, Paul Woodson) make a great team. Wish it was longer.

Beautiful

My simple words can not express how amazing this book is. I wish there were more!!

So much fun

In the main character I've found a kindred spirit, except I have no magic. This audiobook is a lovely escape, exactly what I was looking for. The characters are all deeply flawed, but the villains acknowledge no such imperfections in themselves. This is not a character study as the point is more one of entertainment than of philosophy.

The voice of the MC is well performed, but voices of distinct characters get muddled towards the end such that a change in point of view required relistening to some passages over and over. On the whole, however, the performance was more than satisfactory.

This was enjoyable

The narrator was great, this and the first book story was enjoyable for the carácter’s had honest depth, and the main character personality is not contrived and felt like someone you know and like to hangout with ..
I recommend you give it a listen..

A sequel that ups the stakes and delivers

A fantastic conclusion to the duology and a great send off to mighty Edrin Walker.

So the Age of Tyranny duology is undoubtedly all about Edrin Walker. He's a thief, a magus, a tyrant, and an arsehole extraordinaire. He's also charismatic and downright fun.

God of Broken Things does exactly what it needs to as the second and final book in the series. It upped the stakes, delivered on the mysteries and promises of book 1, and gave a fitting finale to the crass, foul-mouthed bastard who we've been following. It also tightened things up a bit. Book 1 (The Traitor God) felt a bit slow and bloated in places. The pace occasionally meandered it couldn't quite decide if it wanted to be a murder mystery, a dungeon crawler, or an adrenaline-fueled action spectacular. Book 2 does away with all the fat and leaves us with the grisly heart of our favourite tyrant. It has blistering battles, monstrous monsters, heartfelt reunions, and a glorious ending that just felt right.

It's also definitely worth noting that Paul Woodson again nailed the narration. He was an entirely believable Edrin Walker and really helped bring the character to life in all his aresholic glory.

I think I gave book 1 4 stars, but I'm going for 5 stars for book 2 and for the Age of Tyranny series as a whole. An absolute joy to listen to and I'm going to miss Edrin Walker.

i love ever character in the series. very rare.

it has been a long time since i have enjoyed the entire cast of a series.

Charming Story

This duology is no literary masterpiece. Nevertheless I found it very entertaining and its "broken" characters endearing. Edrin Walker's magic is interesting and he quickly became one of my favorite characters. after listening to hundreds of audiobooks I am glad I stumbled upon this hidden gem - credits well spent.