Description: The god Kos has died, and it's up to Tara, a first-year associate in an international necromantic firm, to bring him back to life before his city falls apart. Her only help is a chain-smoking priest of Kos who's having an understandable crisis of faith.
Brief description:
Max Gladstone went to Yale, where he wrote a short story that became a finalist in the Writers of the Future competition. He has been a finalist for the John W. Campbell Award for Best New Writer in 2013 and 2014.
Review Quotes:
"Max Gladstone has created a fascinating universe and equally fascinating characters. It's a world in which magic is craft and religion has some very practical rules, and he shows it through the stories of some very interesting characters. This is his first novel. I can't wait for his second."
-- "Jerry Pournelle, New York Times bestselling author"