The Guardians
The Abandoned Gods: Book 2
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Pub Date Nov 3 2026 | Archive Date Nov 30 2026
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Description
What if saving the world meant choosing what to abandon?
The gods are awakening—but not all of them have risen.
Power is returning unevenly, uncontained, already dividing those who carry it. What was once whole is now fragmented, reshaping itself in ways they do not yet understand.
Mereh is no longer willing to remain what he was.
Ankou finds himself no longer where he once stood.
Aridanos edges toward something that was never meant to be his.
Tsunala holds more than even she realises.
What binds them is no longer simple—and may not survive what they are becoming.
Beyond them, Selene has already begun to move.
The world is shifting toward something it cannot yet name. Not salvation. Not ruin.
A reckoning.
Because to save something means deciding what you are willing to abandon.
For readers drawn to dark romantasy rooted in character, devotion and emotional intensity. Fast-burn spice and feels. Slow-burn real love. Morally complex characters, and a fantasy world whose mysteries unfold across the series.
This is the evolution of The Abandoned Gods.
It is book two in a series, and it is required to have read The Keepers before commencing this book.
A Note From the Publisher
A note on the world: The Abandoned Gods deliberately moves between older and modern conventions in its language, dialogue, clothing, and worldbuilding. The dissonance is intentional, with its significance unfolding across the series.
And when it comes to love, the gods have little interest in human binaries around gender and attraction. They know only that who you love can be weaponized against you—and perhaps that's all the more reason to find our way back to a world where love is simply love.
Advance Praise
4.7/5 ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
Right back at it!! Another amazingly intricately woven, character driven continuation.
As always I love the multi POV of each character, giving backstory and thoughts into their decision making and progression.
Plenty of twists, turns, spice, yearning, mysteries, a little sexual exploration, but overall an amazing journey! I absolutely love this world Alys Mackay has created, so much detail has gone into every inch of this world.
- Alyssa (Goodreads)
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5/5 ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
Alys Mackay has done it again in The Guardians, Book 2, of the Abandoned Gods Series.
The world building goes to the next level and the multiple POVs allows you to build, understand, and relate to more of the characters. We continue on the journey with Tsunala and the others as they plan, execute, and work through all of the twists and turns. There is some spice and explored sexuality in this, so if you are not open minded, please take that into consideration as this might affect your personal experience.
Throughout the book, I was kicking my feet and laughing out loud but there are also very deep emotions pulled from various scenarios. It is so hard to write a review without giving ANY spoilers!
I had to write Alys at a couple of the major plot twists with OMG, and WHAT THE HECK! One of my favorite lines is “seems like we just missed a mother of a tantrum”. I was laughing hysterically. If you are prepared for an emotional roller coaster, edge of your seat, and overall good time, this book definitely needs to be on your TBR!
Seriously do not want to wait for book three, I need to know what’s going to happen.
A MUST MUST read for any strong fantasy lover.
- Jen (Goodreads)
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- Book releases 3 November, so it is requested for reviews to come through by 13 November.
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Available Editions
| EDITION | Ebook |
| ISBN | 9781923710030 |
| PRICE | $18.99 (USD) |
| PAGES | 476 |