Martyr
The second installment of the gritty and ruthless A Covenant of Steel trilogy from epic fantasy master Anthony Ryan
Alwyn the Scrivener wakes up under the rustling canopy of trees, which always calms him down when he is tasked with killing someone. This time, however, Alwyn returns to Shavin Forest not as a bandit, but as a scribe and indispensable advisor to the Chosen Lady Evadine Courlain. And on top of that, with a terrible headache.
The gripping plot of the second installment of the Steel Covenant series takes Evadine, Alwyn, and the entire company across Albermaine and south to Alundia. Are they really there just to pacify the rebellious nobility and protect the orthodox pilgrims, or has the king sent them there to their deaths to get rid of the inconvenient martyr who refuses to die? In spectacular battles, Alwyn must prove that he is not only an obedient soldier, but also a good commander and strategist.
The dangerous balancing act between the crown and the Covenant eventually leads Alwyn even further south into the uncharted Caerith Wastes, where he uncovers the terrifying secret of the first Scourge and the mysterious book he received from the Bag Witch.
They wrote about the book:
Anthony Ryan' s latest series proves once again how easily this author can win over readers with his characters. Alwyn is definitely not a positive hero — he does get his fill of those who are even bigger monsters or psychopaths, but for most of the book he is consistently true to his cynical view of life and the world.
- iLiteratura.cz
In this excellent sequel to The Outcast, Anthony Ryan once again demonstrates his extraordinary talent for epic fantasy. Ryan' s evocative style enhances the suspenseful, intricate story, and the conclusion will have fans counting the days until the next installment is released. This book is going full speed ahead.
- Publishers Weekly
A gritty, heartbreaking tale of betrayal and bloody revenge.
- John Gwynne, author of The Faithful and the Fallen series
Anthony Ryan
(born. 1970) is originally from Scotland and now lives and works in London. He studied history, He was employed for a long time in the British civil service, but after the success of his first novel, Song of Blood (2013, Czech 2014), which has sold over a million copies worldwide, he began writing full-time. The bestselling Shadow of the Raven trilogy was followed by the second volume, The Lord of the Tower (2014, Czech 2015), which was followed by The Queen of Fire (2015, Czech 2016). In 2016, the first volume of Ryan's steampunk fantasy series Draconis Memoria was published, titled Fire of Awakening (2018), followed by the novel Legion of Flames (2017, 2019) and the final volume Empire of Ashes (2018, 2020). Ryan returned to the world of Vélin Al Sorna in the novel The Call of the Wolf (2019, Czech 2020), which he followed up with the second volume The Black Song, and also in the collection of shorter texts Songs of Darkness (2021, Czech 2023). The novel The Outcast, the first part of the trilogy The Covenant of Steel, was published in 2021 (2023 in Czech).
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