Discarded Gods

Trust nobody.

Ethan Godkin was a soldier in the wars between the True Gods before the world was cleansed. The only survivors of the Cleansing are the chosen, who still serve the True Gods and wage their wars against each other, and people like Ethan, dangerous loners who can't trust or be trusted.

Alone and adrift, Ethan doesn't want the life fate has handed him. When he has the chance to use his deadly skills for good, he must rediscover the part of himself that is capable of trusting other people, but he must place his trust wisely because his chance of redemption could become his damnation.

Discarded Gods is a prequel to The Bastard Cadre. The Bastard Cadre is an ambitious science fantasy saga set in a futuristic dystopia where dragons soar above cities of technological splendor, and what's left of humanity must choose between kneeling to malevolent gods and risking annihilation to fight them.