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Vaelin Al Sorna, known as Darkblade and Hope Killer, is the most celebrated warrior of his era. After witnessing the devastating defeat of his nation under King Janus’s false vision of a Greater Unified Realm, he returns home, weary and resolved to quit fighting. The new King grants him the title Tower Lord of the Northern Reaches, offering a remote refuge away from the intrigues of the realm. Yet Vaelin’s gift of the blood‑song—an ominous prophetic chant—binds him to fate. Targets of revenge and those who recognize his power hunt him. The fractured Faith and frail new monarchy add to the conflict. A looming menace gathers forces capable of annihilating the realm, forcing Vaelin to confront whether his reluctant hand can ever stay idle in the face of impending destruction.
First publish date: 2014
Genre: Fantasy/Epic Fantasy
Authors: Anthony Ryan
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