Book review of Cry, Voidbringer by Elaine Ho (opens in new tab)

I enjoy a dose of Low Fantasy; a bit of grimdark and violence feels like a good counterpart to High Fantasy with its heroism and magic. A fantasy tale that is told from the muck and the trenches just feels more real, even if it is fantastic, a fantasy for our modern troubled world. But there is Low Fantasy and there is Low Fantasy. Cry, Voidbringer by Elaine Ho is wonderful fantasy tale, but also a harrowing one. Godchildren are rare, only a few exist, and those that do often have powers that...