Filled with grief and a desire for revenge, Hessa sets off on a journey to hunt down the man she was supposed to kill, her devotion to Eang still as strong as ever. She rushes home to find everything razed to the ground and everyone dead. But by the time she hears the sounds of battle coming from below, it is too late. This is how Hessa finds herself alone on the mountain, about to supplicate herself before her goddess, when the attack on her village comes. Caught off guard by the man’s kindness, however, Hessa ends up failing to carry out the task, and thus is banished from the sacred Hall of Smoke as punishment for her disobedience. One day, our protagonist receives a message from her patron deity commanding her to kill a lone stranger traveling through their village. The story opens on the fictional world of the Arpa Empire, following a young warrior priestess named Hessa who is sworn to Eang, the Goddess of War. Maybe it’s all the time I’ve spent playing Norse mythology inspired video games in the past few years, like the latest iteration of God of War series or more recently the new Assassin’s Creed: Valhalla, but I found Hall of Smoke to be quite enjoyable, probably because it scratched so many of the same itches. This does not affect the contents of my review and all opinions are my own. I received a review copy from the publisher.
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