Godkiller closes on a series of gut-punches and open wounds. Kissen is believed killed but has, in fact, survived — Osidisen pulls her from the sea, though her friends do not know it. Hseth is dead — but not for long, because fire gods return as long as they are worshipped, and her fanatical Talician followers are already at work resurrecting her, with an invasion of Middren brewing. Arren's true nature is exposed as a would-be god-king with a divine flame where his heart should be, willing to sacrifice his oldest friend for power. Elo has turned against Arren, his faith in his king broken. Inara and Skedi's bond remains unbroken, its origin still a mystery, and Inara has discovered a power over gods that changes everything — even as Skedi's betrayal has fractured their trust.
The result is a self-contained adventure that nonetheless detonates into a much larger war, setting up Sunbringer.