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Fantastic Worlds Book Club

"The Mercy of Gods" by James S.A. Corey

2025-05-07 18:30:00 2025-05-07 19:30:00 America/New_York Fantastic Worlds Book Club Hillsborough librarian David Sastre leads a fun and engaging discussion of a monthly Sci-Fi, Fantasy, or Horror read! This month, we will be discussing "The Mercy of Gods" by James S.S. Corey! Hillsborough branch - Conference Room

Wednesday, May 07
6:30pm - 7:30pm

Add to Calendar 2025-05-07 18:30:00 2025-05-07 19:30:00 America/New_York Fantastic Worlds Book Club Hillsborough librarian David Sastre leads a fun and engaging discussion of a monthly Sci-Fi, Fantasy, or Horror read! This month, we will be discussing "The Mercy of Gods" by James S.S. Corey! Hillsborough branch - Conference Room

Hillsborough branch

Conference Room

Hillsborough librarian David Sastre leads a fun and engaging discussion of a monthly Sci-Fi, Fantasy, or Horror read! This month, we will be discussing "The Mercy of Gods" by James S.S. Corey!

How humanity came to the planet called Anjiin is lost in the fog of history, but that history is about to end. The Carryx – part empire, part hive – have waged wars of conquest for centuries, destroying or enslaving species across the galaxy.  Now, they are facing a great and deathless enemy. The key to their survival may rest with the humans of Anjiin.   Caught up in academic intrigue and affairs of the heart, Dafyd Alkhor is pleased just to be an assistant to a brilliant scientist and his celebrated research team.  Then the Carryx ships descend, decimating the human population and taking the best and brightest of Anjiin society away to serve on the Carryx homeworld, and Dafyd is swept along with them. They are dropped in the middle of a struggle they barely understand, set in a competition against the other captive species with extinction as the price of failure.  

Only Dafyd and a handful of his companions see past the Darwinian contest to the deeper game that they must play to learning to understand – and manipulate – the Carryx themselves. With a noble but suicidal human rebellion on one hand and strange and murderous enemies on the other, the team pays a terrible price to become the trusted servants of their new rulers. Dafyd Alkhor is a simple man swept up in events that are beyond his control and more vast than his imagination.  He will become the champion of humanity and its betrayer, the most hated man in history and the guardian of his people. This is where his story begins.

AGE GROUP: | Adult |

EVENT TYPE: | Book Discussion |

TAGS: | #sci-fi | #reading | #horror | #fantasy | #bookdiscussion | #Book Discussion | #book club |

Hillsborough branch

hillsborough@sclibnj.org
Phone: 908-458-8420

Hours
We're closed Sunday May 25 due to Memorial Day Weekend
Mon, May 19 10:00AM to 8:00PM
Tue, May 20 10:00AM to 8:00PM
Wed, May 21 10:00AM to 8:00PM
Thu, May 22 10:00AM to 8:00PM
Fri, May 23 10:00AM to 6:00PM
Sat, May 24 10:00AM to 6:00PM
Sun, May 25 Closed
(Memorial Day Weekend)

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