We Dream of Gods


 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 This book is a work of fiction. Names, characters, places, and incidents are the product of the author’s imagination or are used fictitiously. Any resemblance to actual events, locales, or persons, living or dead, is coincidental.
 Copyright © 2023 by Devin Madson
 Excerpt from The Bladed Faith copyright © 2022 by David Dalglish
 Excerpt from Engines of Empire copyright © 2022 by R. S. Ford
 Cover design by Lisa Marie Pompilio
 Cover illustration by Nico Delort
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 Map by Charis Loke
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 Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data
 Names: Madson, Devin, author.
 Title: We dream of gods / Devin Madson.
 Description: First edition. | New York : Orbit, 2023. | Series: The reborn empire ; book 4
 Identifiers: LCCN 2022026620 | ISBN 9780316536455 (trade paperback) | ISBN 9780316536431 (ebook)
 Subjects: LCGFT: Fantasy fiction. | Novels.
 Classification: LCC PR9619.4.M335 W44 2023 | DDC 823/.92—dc23/eng/20220609
 LC record available at https://lccn.loc.gov/2022026620
 ISBNs: 9780316536455 (trade paperback), 9780316536431 (ebook)
 E3-20230217-JV-NF-ORI
 
 
 
 Contents
 
 Cover
 Title Page
 Copyright
 Dedication
 Map
 Character List
 The Story So Far…
 Chapter 1: Miko
 Chapter 2: Rah
 Chapter 3: Cassandra
 Chapter 4: Dishiva
 Chapter 5: Rah
 Chapter 6: Miko
 Chapter 7: Cassandra
 Chapter 8: Dishiva
 Chapter 9: Miko
 Chapter 10: Rah
 Chapter 11: Cassandra
 Chapter 12: Dishiva
 Chapter 13: Rah
 Chapter 14: Miko
 Chapter 15: Cassandra
 Chapter 16: Dishiva
 Chapter 17: Rah
 Chapter 18: Miko
 Chapter 19: Cassandra
 Chapter 20: Dishiva
 Chapter 21: Miko
 Chapter 22: Cassandra
 Chapter 23: Rah
 Chapter 24: Dishiva
 Chapter 25: Miko
 Chapter 26: Cassandra
 Chapter 27: Rah
 Chapter 28: Dishiva
 Chapter 29: Cassandra
 Chapter 30: Miko
 Chapter 31: Rah
 Chapter 32: Dishiva
 Chapter 33: Miko
 Chapter 34: Cassandra
 Chapter 35: Rah
 Epilogues
 
 Chapter 36: Dishiva
 Chapter 37: Cassandra
 Chapter 38: Miko
 Chapter 39: Rah
 
 Acknowledgements
 Discover More
 Extras
 
 Meet the Author
 A Preview of "The Bladed Faith"
 A Preview of "Engines of Empire"
 
 
 Also by Devin Madson
 Praise for The Reborn Empire Series
 
 
 
 
 Begin Reading
 Table of Contents
 
 
 
 
 Praise for
 THE REBORN EMPIRE SERIES
 “With prose that rises above most novels, Devin Madson paints evocative scenes to build an engaging story. Highly entertaining, We Ride the Storm is certainly worth your attention and Madson is an exciting new author in fantasy.”
 —Mark Lawrence, author of Red Sister
 
 “Intricate, compelling, and vividly imagined, this is the first in a new quartet that I am hugely excited 
 
 BY DEVIN MADSON
 THE VENGEANCE TRILOGY
 
 The Blood of Whisperers
 The Gods of Vice
 The Grave at Storm’s End
 THE REBORN EMPIRE
 
 
 
 To my Shishi, Calli, who we lost during the journey. I wish you had been with us longer. I wish I could have been