Smoke in the Glass

  • Author Chris Humphreys
  • Narrator Chris Humphreys
  • Publisher Orion
  • Run Time 12 hours and 29 minutes
  • Format Audio
  • Genre Fantasy.
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What to expect

A world of immortals living among humans. Anyone may be immortal, but there is no way to know until you die. If you are one of the very lucky few, you will live an endless life of pleasure and power, considered to be a god. Only decapitation and the rapid separation of body and head for a few days can kill an immortal.
In the southlands, a common soldier dies and is reborn, and is inducted into the world of the immortals. But the Empire has become decadent, and what he discovers there will shock him.
In the dry lands of the west, one man has set himself up as the sun god. But there is a prophecy that he will be killed by his son - and so all of his male children are killed at birth. Until his most recent wife bears a child who is nether male nor female, and is determined to protect them from sacrifice.
In the cold north, the immortal Luck - clever, tricksy, clubfooted - harbours suspicions that many of the immortals have been killed. When he intervenes in an attack on one of his fellows, he realises something new. Someone is hunting the Gods.
For there is a fourth land. They know of the other three. And they are planning their attack.
Our three heroes - damaged soldier, protective mother, clever cripple - must find a way to unite their different lands, and defend against this new enemy.

Critics Review

  • An intriguing premise… an intricate, fast-paced story… Humphreys packs gods, deicide, warring tribes and some impressive world-building into just over 300 pages.

    GUARDIAN

  • A brilliant epic fantasy debut from a master storyteller

    Sebastien de Castell

  • Wonderful characters and great world-building, in Humphreys’ special brand of addictive storytelling

    Diana Gabaldon

  • Chris Humphreys skilfully weaves together several different storylines without any feeling like they’re rushed over and still manages to keep the momentum of the plot going throughout the book. It’s an intriguing new look at immortality in a fantasy novel, and I highly recommend it.

    THE BOOK BUNDLE

  • Cleverly written, at times very funny, I thoroughly enjoyed this new book.

    RAMBLING MADS

  • Humphreys’ plot, prose, and characters give this book a sense of quality and gravity without skimping on fun and readability

    Grimdark Magazine

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