Nicky Drayden’s The Prey of Gods is a fascinating story that combines the reawakening of some uber-powerful beings (“gods” if you will) with arising AI, some problematic genetic engineering, and an epidemic of a powerful new hallucinogenic drug. With Port Elizabeth, South Africa (& probably the world) on the brink of absolute disaster four disparate people work together to solve things. The book is a bit slow to get into and ventures far into the realm of magical realism but once you’re hooked it’s impossible to put down. I would recommend it to anyone with a taste for SF who enjoys a fascinating possible future and doesn’t mind if there’s a bit of the truly improbable mixed into the story.
