From the international best-selling author of the Raven's Shadow and Draconis Memoria series comes the spectacular first novel in an all-new epic fantasy trilogy.

Born into the troubled kingdom of Albermaine, Alwyn Scribe is raised as an outlaw. Quick of wit and deft with a blade, Alwyn is content with the freedom of the woods and the comradeship of his fellow thieves. But an act of betrayal sets him on a new path - one of blood and vengeance, which eventually leads him to a soldier's life in the king's army.

Fighting under the command of Lady Evadine Courlain, a noblewoman beset by visions of a demonic apocalypse, Alwyn must survive war and the deadly intrigues of the nobility if he hopes to claim his vengeance. But as dark forces, both human and arcane, gather to oppose Evadine's rise, Alwyn faces a choice: can he be a warrior, or will he always be an outlaw?

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August 24, 2021
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Anthony Ryan returns with a blockbuster epic fantasy series following the adventures of Alwyn Scribe – an outlaw who will become a champion and shape the fate of the world.

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This was slow burn that once it took flame casued afew late nights. First books in series are rarly perfect but this fair above avaerage to get into a series. I am big Ryan fan so might make me slight biasis 

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