About the Book: In The Mercy of Gods, humanity’s presence on the isolated planet Anjiin—its origins lost to time—comes under brutal threat when the insectoid alien empire, the Carryx, invades and abducts the planet’s brightest minds. Among them is Dafyd Alkhor, a resourceful research assistant swept up in the chaos as one-eighth of Anjiin’s population is annihilated, and the survivors whisked away to serve in a chilling, competitive captivity. Transported to a galactic world-palace, these captives must prove their worth in deadly intellectual contests—where failure means eradication—or manipulate the system to survive. As a human resistance stirs, Dafyd finds himself navigating a treacherous path: becoming both humanity’s savior and its betrayer, entrusted with maintaining a delicate balance between rebellion and acquiescence. This epic space opera combines sweeping interstellar conflict with deeply layered character dynamics, probing themes of survival, identity, and moral compromise.
