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A Tide of Black Steel

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by Anthony Ryan
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From the international bestselling author Anthony Ryan comes the spectacular first novel in a new epic new fantasy trilogy inspired by Norse mythology.

A new age has dawned. An age of blood and steel. An age of wrath.
The land of Ascarlia, a fabled realm of bloodied steel and epic sagas, has been ruled by the Sister Queens for centuries. No one has dared question their rule.
Until now.

Whispers speak of longships of mysterious tattooed warriors, sailing under the banners of a murderous cult of oath-breakers long thought extinct. A tide of black steel that threatens to vanquish all in its path.

Thera of the Blackspear, favored servant of the Sister Queens, is ordered to uncover the truth. As Thera sails north, her reviled brother, Felnir, sets out on his own adventure. He hopes to find the Vault of the Altvar – the treasure room of the gods – and win the Sister Queens' favor at his sister's expense.

Both siblings – along with a brilliant young scribe and a prisoner with a terrifying, primal power – will play a part in the coming storm.

The Age of Wrath has begun.

  • Creators

  • Series

    Age of Wrath

  • Publisher

  • Release date

    September 24, 2024

  • Formats

    • OverDrive Listen audiobook

      • ISBN: 9781668642320
      • File size: 557058 KB
      • Duration: 19:20:31

  • Languages

    • English

  • Reviews

    • Booklist

      September 1, 2024
      When Ruhlin's village is destroyed by the mysterious Nihlvarians, he discovers his ability to transform from a quiet fisherman into a strong, if untrained, fighter when enraged. His attackers refer to him as a Fire Blood and kidnap him to fight in their colosseums. Closer to the center of Ascarlia, Thera, Vellihr of Justice to the Sister Queens, is sent to punish a grave-robbing Veilwald and bring his mute daughter, Lynnea, to her queen. Thera discovers en route that Lynnea can communicate with her telepathically. Meanwhile, Thera's disgraced brother Felnir and their younger brother Guthnyr run errands for their great-grandfather: retrieving a message from a spy, then breaking a mysterious old man out of prison for Sister Lore. This, in turn, results in a mission with scholar Elvine to seek the fabled Vaults of the Altvar using the maps tattooed on the rescued prisoner. Rich world building, well-developed characters, and shocking betrayals are precisely what readers expect from Anthony Ryan as he kicks off the Age of Wrath trilogy, set in the same world as the Covenant of Steel trilogy.

      COPYRIGHT(2024) Booklist, ALL RIGHTS RESERVED.

    • Publisher's Weekly

      September 2, 2024
      Bestseller Ryan (the Draconis Memoria series) launches his Age of Wrath series with a gripping epic that pits pseudo-Viking nations in competition for the favor of their gods. Trouble on the edges of Ascarlia, the domain of the three Sister Queens, sends the monarchs’ chief agent, Thera of the Blackspear, to investigate rumors of returning demons. Meanwhile, Thera’s brother, the notorious exile Felnir Skyrnrak, is tasked by their great-grandfather, a counselor to the queens, with finding the treasury of the gods by assisting a scholar with heretical religious beliefs. A third story line follows a simple fisherman who’s captured by red-tattooed invaders and forced into gladiatorial games after they discover his innate power when enraged to morph into a killing machine. Ryan rapidly shifts between plotlines, bounding from one cliffhanger to the next. While much of the action will feel familiar to fans of Norse fantasy, Ryan distinguishes himself with deep dives into his characters’ psyches and motivations. This is an exciting start. Agent: Paul Lucas, Janklow & Nesbit.

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