Blood Song (Raven's Shadow) - Hardcover

Ryan, Anthony

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0425267695 ISBN 13: 9780425267691

Publisher: Ace Books, 2013

Synopsis

From "a new master storyteller" comes the beginning of an epic fantasy saga of blood, honor, and destiny...

"The Sixth Order wields the sword of justice and smites the enemies of the Faith and the Realm."

Vaelin Al Sorna was only a child of ten when his father left him at the iron gate of the Sixth Order. The Brothers of the Sixth Order are devoted to battle, and Vaelin will be trained and hardened to the austere, celibate, and dangerous life of a Warrior of the Faith. He has no family now save the Order.

Vaelin's father was Battle Lord to King Janus, ruler of the unified realm. Vaelin's rage at being deprived of his birthright and dropped at the doorstep of the Sixth Order like a foundling knows no bounds. He cherishes the memory of his mother, and what he will come to learn of her at the Order will confound him. His father, too, has motives that Vaelin will come to understand. But one truth overpowers all the rest: Vaelin Al Sorna is destined for a future he has yet to comprehend. A future that will alter not only the realm, but the world.

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Review:

"Ryan hits all the high notes of epic fantasy--a gritty setting, ancien magics, ruthless intrigue, divided loyalties and bloody action."--Publishers Weekly

"Just impossible to put down...I had to read it ASAP and to reread it immediately on finishing, as I could not part from the wonderful universe the author created."--Fantasy Book Critic

"Anthony Ryan is a new fantasy author destined to make his mark on the genre. His debut novel, Blood Song, certainly has it all: great coming of age tale, compelling character, and a fast-paced plot. If his first book is any indication of things to come, then all fantasy readers should rejoice, as a new master storyteller has hit the scene."--Michael J. Sullivan, author of the Riyria Revelations series

Book Description:

From the publishers of David Gemmell, a powerful epic fantasy debut in the same tradition from an exciting new British talent

About this edition

• Publisher: Ace Books
• Publication date: 2013
• ISBN 10: 0425267695
• ISBN 13: 9780425267691
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 582