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Godrise

By Van Jensen
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The nearest thing to the legendary The X Files in novel form - the thrilling sequel to the thought-provoking, genre-bending, pulse-pounding speculative mash-up of a thriller that is Godfall. It has been three years since the massive alien the world dubbed 'Gulliver' fell, dead, out of... Read More
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The nearest thing to the legendary The X Files in novel form - the thrilling sequel to the thought-provoking, genre-bending, pulse-pounding speculative mash-up of a thriller that is Godfall.

It has been three years since the massive alien the world dubbed 'Gulliver' fell, dead, out of the sky next to Little Springs, Nebraska.

The city continues to grow, the population now into the hundreds of thousands. However, there isn't enough water for everyone, and a plan to dam a nearby stream and pipe the water into town touches off protests. The dam is to be built over a sacred site, that of a long-ago massacre of the inhabitants of a Lakota village.

Sheriff David Blunt is tasked with keeping peace between the protesters and authorities, a job that becomes impossible when one protester turns up dead in mysterious circumstances. David suspects foul play.

His ensuing investigation pits him against an impossibly powerful nemesis, as he struggles to come to terms with events of the previous spring—when his best friend was revealed to be a killer, infected by a shard of the towering spire that still pierces the giant Gulliver's chest.

Meanwhile, the U.S. military has a secret plan to cut into the colossal figure and begin an autopsy. It's an act that will yield new revelations about the nature of the giant and risks spreading an infection that could endanger Little Springs, if not the world beyond. For the blade that pierced through the giant is spreading its infection—an alien life form with its own dark agenda.

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INFORMATION

ISBN: 9780857508119

Publisher: Transworld Publishers Ltd

Format: Paperback / softback

Date Published: 28 January 2027

Country: United Kingdom

Imprint: Bantam Books (Transworld Publishers a division of the Random House Group)

Audience: General / adult

DIMENSIONS

Spine width: 25.0mm

Width: 153.0mm

Height: 234.0mm

Weight: 435g

Pages: 416

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About the Author

Van Jensen was born and raised in the farm country of Western Nebraska where he wrote and drew stories as soon as he could hold a pencil. He became a newspaper crime reporter, then a magazine editor, and eventually an author of comic books and graphic novels. He has written some of the world's biggest characters, including James Bond and The Flash, Superman, Wonder Woman and the Green Lantern Corps for DC Comics. He also has co-created acclaimed series including Two Dead (with National Book Award-winning artist Nate Powell), Cryptocracy (with Pete Woods), and Pinocchio, Vampire Slayer (with Dusty Higgins). Known for creating fiction that combines mind-bending genre concepts with deeply emotional, character-centred stories that have earned praise from fans and critics alike, Jensen's work can be thrilling, hilarious or terrifying, but it is always heartfelt. Godfall is his first novel. He lives in Atlanta, Georgia.

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