Martyr
The second instalment of the harsh and merciless trilogy The Covenant of Steel from the master of epic fantasy, Anthony Ryan
Alwyn Scribe wakes beneath the rustling treetops, a sound that always calms him when his task is to kill. But this time, Alwyn does not return to the Shavine Forest as an outlaw, but as a scribe and the indispensable advisor to the Chosen Lady, Evadine Courlain. And with a terrible headache to boot.
The gripping plot of the second book in The Covenant of Steel series will take Evadine, Alwyn, and their entire company across Albermaine and south to Alundia. Are they truly there just to pacify the rebellious nobility and protect the orthodox pilgrims, or did the king send them there to die, to be rid of a troublesome martyr who refuses to die? In magnificent battles, Alwyn must prove that he is not only an obedient soldier but also a good commander and strategist.
This dangerous balancing act between the Crown and the Covenant will eventually lead Alwyn even further south into the unexplored Caerithian Desert, where he will uncover the terrifying secret of the first Scourge and the mysterious book he received from the Sack Witch.
Reviews:
Anthony Ryan's latest series once again proves how easily this author can win over readers with his characters. Alwyn is certainly no hero—though he gets a rough ride from those who are even bigger monsters or psychopaths, for most of the book he remains consistently true to his cynical view of life and the world.
- iLiteratura.cz
In the outstanding sequel to The Pariah, Anthony Ryan once again demonstrates his extraordinary gift for epic fantasy. Ryan's evocative prose enhances a suspenseful, intricate story, and the ending will have fans counting the days until the next instalment. This one goes full-throttle.
- Publishers Weekly
A brutal, heart-breaking tale of betrayal and bloody vengeance.
- John Gwynne, author of The Faithful and the Fallen series
Anthony Ryan
(born 1970) is from Scotland and now lives and works in London. He has a degree in history and worked for a long time in the British civil service, but after the success of his first novel, Blood Song (2013, Czech edition 2014), which sold more than a million copies worldwide, he began writing full-time. The bestselling Raven's Shadow trilogy continued with the second book, Tower Lord (2014, Czech edition 2015), and concluded with Queen of Fire (2015, Czech edition 2016). In 2016, the first book in Ryan's steampunk fantasy series, The Draconis Memoria, was published, titled The Waking Fire (Czech edition 2018), followed by The Legion of Flame (2017, Czech edition 2019) and the final part, The Empire of Ashes (2018, Czech edition 2020). Ryan returned to the world of Vaelin Al Sorna in the novel The Wolf's Call (2019, Czech edition 2020), which he followed up with a second instalment, The Black Song, and also in a collection of shorter texts, Songs of the Dark (2021, Czech edition 2023). The novel The Pariah, the first book in The Covenant of Steel trilogy, was published in 2021 (Czech edition 2023).
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