The first volume in the new Covenant of Steel trilogy from master of epic fantasy Anthony Ryan
Born in the middle of a civil war in the kingdom of Albermaine, Alwyn grows up among outlaws. He's quick-witted and skilled with a knife, feeling free in the heart of the deep forest where he has what he never had before—friends and family. But a betrayal turns his life upside down and sets him on a completely new path, one filled with blood and vengeance. Alwyn eventually enlists in the king's army. He fights under the command of Lady Evadine Courlain, who is haunted by visions of a demonic apocalypse. To get his revenge, Alwyn must survive the war and the deadly intrigues of the nobility. However, dark forces, both human and supernatural, are set in motion, trying to thwart Evadine's rise at any cost. Alwyn must decide—will he become a warrior, or will he remain an outlaw forever?
What they're saying about The Pariah
The Pariah is Anthony Ryan at his best. A fast-paced, brutal fantasy novel with larger-than-life characters and a plot filled with intrigue and suspense.
Grimdark Magazine
Ryan stuns in this trilogy opener. The gritty and well-wrought story will be a treat for fans of George R. R. Martin.
Publishers Weekly
A gritty, heart-breaking tale of betrayal and bloody vengeance.
John Gwynne, author of The Faithful and the Fallen series
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(born 1970) is from Scotland and now lives and works in London. He studied history and worked in the British civil service for a long time, but after the success of his first novel, Blood Song (2013), which sold over a million copies worldwide, he began writing full-time. The bestselling Raven's Shadow trilogy continued with the second instalment, Tower Lord (2014), and concluded with Queen of Fire (2015). In 2016, the first volume of Ryan's steampunk fantasy series, The Draconis Memoria, was published, titled The Waking Fire, followed by the novel The Legion of Flame (2017) and the final part, The Empire of Ashes (2018). Ryan returned to the world of Vaelin Al Sorna in the novel The Wolf's Call (2019), which was followed by the second instalment, The Black Song, and also in the collection of shorter texts The Lady of Crows (2021).
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